Basic Concepts of Chemistry, 8th Edition

by Leo J. Malone (Saint Louis University ); Theodore Dolter (Southwestern Illinois College)

• ISBN13: 9780471741541
• ISBN10: 047174154X
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

Engineers who need to have a better understanding of chemistry will benefit from this accessible book. It places a stronger emphasis on outcomes assessment, which is the driving force for many of the new features. Each section focuses on the development and assessment of one or two specific objectives. Within each section, a specific objective is included, an anticipatory set to orient the reader, content discussion from established authors, and guided practice problems for relevant objectives. These features are followed by a set of independent practice problems. The expanded Making it Real feature showcases topics of current interest relating to the subject at hand such as chemical forensics and more medical related topics. Numerous worked examples in the text now include Analysis and Synthesis sections, which allow engineers to explore concepts in greater depth, and discuss outside relevance.

Table of Contents

Prologue Introduction To The Study Of Chemistry

The Creation of Matter

The Mystery of Fire

The Scientific Method

The Study of Chemistry and Using This Textbook

Measurements in Chemistry

The Numbers Used in Chemistry

The Numerical Value of a Measurement

The Qualities of a Number

Zero as a Significant Figure

Significant Figures and Mathematical Operations

Rules for Addition and Subtraction and Rounding Off

Rules for Multiplication and Division

Expressing Large and Small Numbers: Scientific Notation

Changing Numbers into Scientific Notation

Mathematical Manipulation of Scientific Notation

Key Terms and Summary Charts in Part A

The Measurements Used in Chemistry

Measurement of Mass, Length, and Volume

The English System of Measurements

The Metric System of Measurements

The Prefixes Used in the Metric System

Relationships Between the Metric and English Systems

Conversion of Units by the Factor-Label Method

Relationships as Conversion Factors

One Step Conversions and Unit Maps

Multistep Conversions

Measurement of Temperature

Thermometer Scales

Relationships Between Scales

Key Terms and Summary Charts in

Chapter Review

Elements and Compounds

The Elements and Their Composition

The Elements

Free Elements in Nature

The Names of Elements

The Distribution of the Elements

The Symbols of the Elements

The Composition of Elements: Atomic Theory

The Atomic Theory

The Size of an Atom

Composition of the Atom

The Electron and Electrostatic Forces

The Nuclear Model of the Atom

The Particles in the Nucleus

Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Atomic Mass

Atomic Number, Mass Number, and Isotopes

Isotopic Mass and Atomic Mas?

Key Terms and Summary Charts in Part

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