TY - BOOK AU - Silberberg, Martin AU - Amateis, Patricia TI - Chemistry: the molecular nature of matter and change SN - 9789813312913 AV - QD 33.2 .S55 2024 PY - 2024/// CY - New York PB - McGraw Hill LLC KW - CHEMISTRY N1 - Includes index; Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Keys to studying chemistry: definitions, units, and problem solving -- 2. The components of matter -- 3. Stoichiometry of formulas and equations -- 4. Three major classes of chemical reactions -- 5. Gases and the kinetic-molecular theory -- 6. Thermochemistry: energy flow and chemical change -- 7. Quantum theory and atomic structure -- 8. Electron configuration and chemical periodicity -- 9. Models of chemical bonding -- 10. The shapes of molecules -- 11. Theories of covalent bonding -- 12. Intermolecular forces: liquids, solids, and phase changes -- 13. The properties of mixtures: solutions and colloids -- 14. Periodic patterns in the main-group elements -- 15. Organic compounds and the atomic properties of carbon -- 16. Kinetics: rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions -- 17. Equilibrium: the extent of chemical reactions -- 18. Acid-base equilibria -- 19. Lonic equilibria in aqueous systems -- 20. Thermodynamics: entropy, free energy, and reaction direction -- 21. Electrochemistry: chemical change and electrical work -- 22. The elements in nature and industry -- 23. Transition elements and their coordination compounds -- 24. Nuclear reactions and their applications – Appendices -- Glossary -- Index -- Data Tables ER -