Chemical Principles : The Quest for Insight

by Peter Atkins, Loretta Jones

• ISBN13: 9780716739234
• ISBN10: 0716739232
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2001-07-15
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman

Summary

Written for calculus-based general chemistry courses, particularly honors-level or accelerated courses, Chemical Principles, 2/e helps students develop chemical insight by showing the connections between chemical principles and their applications. The authors begin with a detailed picture of the atom and build toward chemistry's frontier, continually demonstrating how to solve problems and encouraging students to question, reason, consider nature and matter, and think visually about the chemical concepts they learn.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals	1	(1)
Introduction and Orientation, Matter and Energy, Elements and Atoms, Compounts, The Nomenclature of Compounds, Moles and Molar Masses, Determination of Chemical Formulas, Mixtures and Solutions, Chemical Equations, Aqueous Solutions and Precipitation, Acids and Bases, Redox Reactions, Reaction Stoichiometry, Limiting Reactants
Atoms: The Quantum World	1	(64)
Chemical Bonds	65	(48)
Major Technique 1: Infrared Spectroscopy	110	(3)
Molecular Shape and Structure	113	(58)
Major Technique 2: Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy	168	(3)
The Properties of Gases	171	(50)
Liquids and Solids	221	(54)
Major Technique 3: X-Ray Diffraction	270	(5)
Thermodynamics: The First Law	275	(66)
Thermodynamics: The Second and Third Laws	341	(50)
Physical Equilibria	391	(70)
Major Technique 4: Chromatography	456	(5)
Chemical Equilibria	461	(52)
Acids and Bases	513	(66)
Aqueous Equilibria	579	(54)
Electrochemistry	633	(52)
Chemical Kinetics	685	(64)
The Elements: The First Four Main Groups	749	(60)
The Elements: The Last Four Main Groups	809	(48)
The d Block: Metals in Transition	857	(54)
Nuclear Chemistry	911	(42)
Organic Chemistry 1: The Hydrocarbons	953	(34)
Major Technique 5: Mass Spectrometry	984	(3)
Organic Chemistry II: Functional Groups	987
Major Technique 6: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance	1028