Includes index.

Matter - its properties and measurement -- Atoms and the atomic theory -- Chemical compounds -- Chemical reactions -- Introduction to reactions in aqueous solutions -- Gases -- Thermochemistry -- The Atmospheric gases and hydrogen -- Electrons in atoms -- The Periodic table and some atomic properties -- Chemical bonding I : basic concepts -- Chemical bonding II : additional aspects -- Liquids, solids, and intermolecular forces -- Solutions and their physical properties -- Chemical kinetics -- Principles of chemical equilibrium -- Acids and bases -- Additional aspects of acid-base equilibria -- Solubility and complex-ion equilibria -- Spontaneous change : entropy and free energy -- Electrochemistry -- Main-group elements I : metals -- Main-group elements II : nonmetals -- The Transition elements -- Complex ions and coordination compounds -- Nuclear chemistry -- Organic chemistry -- Chemistry of the living state

For this new edition, we have tried to follow this important advice to writers by attending more to the needs of those students who are taking a serious journey through the material.