General, Organic and Biochemistry

by Robert L. Caret; Katherine J. Denniston; Joseph Topping

• ISBN13: 9780072317848
• ISBN10: 0072317841
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: MCG

Table of Contents

Preface	xx
General Chemistry
Chemistry Methods and Measurement	1	(32)
The Composition and Structure of the Atom	33	(24)
Elements, Atoms, Ions, and the Periodic Table	57	(24)
Structure and Properties of Ionic and Covalent Compounds	81	(36)
Calculations and the Chemical Equation	117	(32)
States of Matter: Gases, Liquids, and Solids	149	(26)
Reactions and Solutions	175	(30)
Chemical and Physical Change: Energy, Rate, and Equilibrium	205	(32)
Charge-Transfer Reactions: Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction	237	(32)
The Nucleus, Radioactivity, and Nuclear Medicine	269	(26)
Organic Chemistry
An Introduction to Organic Chemistry: The Saturated Hydrocarbons	295	(28)
The Unsaturated Hydrocarbons: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatics	323	(32)
Alcohols, Phenols, Thiols, and Ethers	355	(28)
Aldehydes and Ketones	383	(24)
Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives	407	(32)
Amines and Amides	439	(28)
Biochemistry
Carbohydrates	467	(28)
Lipids and Their Functions in Biochemical Systems	495	(38)
Protein Structure and Function	533	(32)
Enzymes	565	(34)
Carbohydrate Metabolism	599	(36)
Aerobic Respiration and Energy Production	635	(30)
Fatty Acid Metabolism	665	(26)
Introduction to Molecular Genetics	691	(38)
Appendixes	729	(40)
Glossary	769	(16)
Answers to Selected Problems	785	(36)
Credits	821	(2)
Index	823