Chemistry /
James P. Birk
- [Boston] : Houghton Mifflin, c1994
- xxvii, 1035 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes index.
Chemistry -- Atoms, molecules, and ions -- The elements and their compounds -- Chemical equations and quantitative relationships -- Thermochemistry -- Structure of the atom -- Bonding in molecules and compounds -- Covalent bonds and properties of molecules -- Gases -- Liquids, solids, and changes of state -- Solutions -- Chemical thermodynamics -- Chemical kinetics -- Chemical equilibrium -- Acid-base equilibria -- Ions and ionic equilibria -- Oxidation-reduction reactions -- Electrochemistry -- Coordination chemistry -- Nuclear chemistry -- Chemistry of the main-group elements -- Chemistry of the transition metals -- Organic chemistry -- Synthetic and biological polymers -- Appendices -- Answers to selected even exercises -- Glossary.
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