Chemistry and Chemical Reactivity Hybrid Edition with Printed Access Card (24 months) to OWL with Cengage YouBook

by Kotz, John C.; Treichel, Paul M.; Townsend, John

• ISBN13: 9781111574987
• ISBN10: 1111574987
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-02-18
• Publisher: Brooks Cole

Summary

Succeed in chemistry using this paperback edition of CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL REACTIVITY, Hybrid with OWL, Eighth Edition, which includes access to OWL Online Web Learning and its built-in interactive eBook. Packed with clear explanations, easy-to-follow problem-solving strategies, and dynamic study tools, the book combines thorough instruction with the powerful multimedia tools you need to develop a deeper understanding of general chemistry concepts. With OWL, you can learn at your own pace to ensure you've mastered each concept before you move on. The authors emphasize the visual nature of chemistry, illustrating the close interrelationship of the macroscopic, symbolic, and particulate levels of chemistry. The book's built-in access to the OWL online learning system helps you maximize your study time and improve your success in the course, while the interactive and customizable Cengage YouBook (interactive eBook) enhances your understanding through videoso and animations and gives you the ability to highlight, add notes, and more--including to option to download GO CHEMISTRY mini video lectures on to the key topics in the text for quick, on-the-go review on your iTunes, video iPods/iPhones, other personal video players, and QuickTime.

Table of Contents

Concepts of Chemistry

Basic Concepts of Chemistry

Let's Review: The Tools of Quantitative Chemistry

Atoms, Molecules, and Ions

Chemical Reactions

Stoichiometry: Quantitative Information About Chemical Reactions

Principles of Chemical Reactivity: Energy and Chemical Reactions

Interchapter: The Chemistry of Fuels and Energy Sources

Atoms and Molecules

The Structure of Atoms

The Structure of Atoms and Periodic Trends

Interchapter: Milestones in the Development of Chemistry and the Modern View of Atoms and Molecules

Bonding and Molecular Structure

Bonding and Molecular Structure: Orbital Hybridization and Molecular Orbitals

Carbon: Not Just Another Element

Interchapter: The Chemistry of Life: Biochemistry

States of Matter

Gases and Their Properties

Intermolecular Forces and Liquids

The Chemistry of Solids

Solutions and Their Behavior

Interchapter: The Chemistry of Modern Materials

The Control of Chemical Reactions

Chemical Kinetics: The Rates of Chemical Reactions

Principles of Reactivity: Equilibrium

The Chemistry of Acids and Bases

Principles of Reactivity: Other Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria

Principles of Reactivity: Entropy and Free Energy

Principles of Reactivity: Electron Transfer Reactions

Interchapter: The Chemistry of the Environment

The Chemistry of the Elements

The Chemistry of the Main Group Elements

The Chemistry of the Transition Elements

Nuclear Chemistry

Using Logarithms and the Quadratic Equation

Some Important Physical Concepts

Abbreviations and Useful Conversion Factors

Physical Constants

Naming Organic Compounds

Values for the Ionization Energies and Electron Affinities of the Elements

Vapor Pressure of Water at Various Temperatures

Ionization Constants for Weak Acids at 25ºC

Ionization Constants for Weak Bases at 25ºC

Solubility Product Constants for Some Inorganic Compounds at 25ºC

Formation Constants for Some Complex Ions in Aqueous Solution

Selected Thermodynamic Values

Standard Reduction Potentials in Aqueous Solution at 25ºC

Answers to Chapter Opening Questions and Case Study Questions

Answers to Check Your Understanding Questions selected Study Questions

Answers to Review & Check Questions

Appenidx Q

Answers to Selected Study Questions

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