Petricci, Ralph H. <br/><br/>
General chemistry:  principles and modern applications /  
Ralph H. Petricci, William S. Harwood, and F. Geoffrey Herring 
 - Upper Saddle River :  Prentice Hall,  c2002 
 - 384 pages ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789814119030 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CHEMISTRY
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GC QD 31.2 .P43 2002