Chemistry: The Study of Matter and Its Changes, 5th Edition

by James E. Brady (St. John's University ); Fred Senese (Frostburg State University )

• ISBN13: 9780470120941
• ISBN10: 0470120940
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-12-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

The image on the front cover depicts a carbon nanotube emerging from a glowing plasma of hydrogen and carbon, as it forms around particles of a metal catalyst. Carbon nanotubes are a recently discovered allotrope of carbon. Three other allotropes of carbon-buckyballs, graphite, and diamond-are illustrated at the left, as is the molecule methane, CH4, from which nanotubes and buckyballs can be made. The element carbon forms an amazing number of compounds with structures that follow from simple methane, found in natural gas, to the complex macromolecules that serve as the basis of life on our planet. The study of chemistry also follows from the simple to the more complex, and the strength of this text is that it enables students with varied backgrounds to proceed together to significant levels of achievement.

Table of Contents

Fundamental Concepts And Units Of Measurement

Chemistry Is Important For Anyone Studying The Sciences

The Scientific Method Helps Us Build Models Of Nature

Matter Is Composed Of Elements, Compounds, And Mixtures

Properties Of Matter Can Be Classified In Different Ways

Measurements Are Essential To Describe Properties

Measurements Always Contain Some Uncertainty

Units Can Be Converted Using The Factor-Label Method

Density Is A Useful Intensive Property

Tools For Problem Solving

Questions, Problems, And Exercises

Elements, Compounds, And Chemical Reactions

Elements And Atoms Are Described By Daltona??s Atomic Theory

Atoms Are Composed Of Subatomic Particles

The Periodic Table Is Used To Organize And Correlate Facts

Elements Can Be Metals, Nonmetals, Or Mettaloids

Formulas And Equations Describe Substances And Their Reactions

Molecular Compounds Contain Neutral Particles Called Molecules

Ionic Compounds Are Composed Of Charged Particles Called Ions

The Formulas Of Many Ionic Compounds Can Be Predicted

Molecular And Ionic Compounds Are Named Following A System

Tools For Problem Solving

Questions, Problems, And Exercises

The Mole: Relating The Microscopic World Of Atoms To Laboratory Measurements

The Mole Conveniently Links Mass To Number Of Atoms Of Molecules

Chemical Formulas Relate Amounts Of Substances In A Compound

Chemical Formulas Can Be Determined From Experimental Mass Measurements

Chemical Equations Link Amounds Of Substances In A Reaction

The Reactant In Shortest Supply Limits The Amount Of Product That Can Form

The Prdicted Amount Of Product Is Not Always Obtained Experimentally

Tools For Problem Solving

Questions, Problems, And Exercises

Bringing It Together Chapters 1-3

Reactions Of Ions And Molecules In Aqueous Solutions

Special Terminology Applies To Solutions

Ionic Compounds Conduct Electricity When Dissolved In Water

Acids And Bases Are Classes Of Compounds With Special Properties

Naming Acids And Bases Follows A System

Ionic Reactions Can Often Be Predicted

The Composition Of A Solution Is Described By Its Concentration

Molarity Is Used For Problems In Solution Stoichiometry

Chemical Alaysis And Titration Are Applications Of Solution Stoichiometry

Tools For Problem Solving

Questions, Problems, And Exercises

Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

Oxidation-Reduction Reactions Involve Electron Transfer

The Ion-Electron Method Creates Balanced Net Ionic Equations For Redox Reactions

Metals Are Oxidized When They React With Acids

A More Active Metal Will Displace A Less Active One From Its Compounds

Molecular Oxygen Is A Powerful Oxidizing Agent

Redox Reactions Follow The Same Stoichiometric Principles As Other Reactions

Tools For Problem Solving

Questions, Problems, And Exercises

Energy And Chemical Change

An Object Has Energy If It Is Capable Of Doing Work

Internal Energy Is The Total Energy Of An Objecta??s Molecules

Heat Can Be Determined By Measuring Temperature Changes

Energy Is Absorbed Or Released During Most Chemical Reactions

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