Chemistry /
John McMurry and Robert C. Fay
- New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1995
- xxv, 1001 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Includes index.
Chemistry : matter and measurement -- Atoms, molecules, and ions -- Formulas, equations, and moles -- Reactions in aqueous solutions -- Periodicity and atomic structure -- Ionic bonds and some main-group chemistry -- Covalent bonds and molecular structure -- Thermochemistry : chemical energy -- Gases : their properties and behavior -- Liquids, solids, and changes of state -- Solutions and their properties -- Chemical kinetics -- Chemical equilibrium -- Hydrogen, oxygen, and water -- Aqueous equilibria : acids and bases -- Applications of aqueous equilibria -- Thermodynamics : entropy, free energy, and equilibrium -- Electrochemistry -- The Main group elements -- Transition elements and coordination chemistry -- Metals and solid-state materials -- Nuclear chemistry -- Organic chemistry -- Biochemistry
This text fosters a conceptual understanding of chemical properties and principles. The authors present all of the information as a coherent package with clear, logical treatments of key topics and smooth transitions between sections and chapters. The periodic table and periodicity are used throughout as a unifying theme and as a framework on which to build greater understanding of chemical behavior and trends. Problem-solving is emphasized as a vehicle to a deeper understanding of principles rather than simply as an activity in formula memorization.