Chemical Principles : The Quest for Insight

by Atkins, P. W.; Jones, Loretta

• ISBN13: 9780716735960
• ISBN10: 0716735962
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: W H Freeman & Co

Table of Contents

FUNDAMENTALS Introduction and Orientation, Matter and Energy, Elements and Atoms, Compounds, 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	F1
1 ATOMS: THE QUANTUM WORLD	1	(52)
2 CHEMICAL BONDS	53	(44)
MAJOR TECHNIQUE 1: Infrared Spectroscopy	94	(3)
3 MOLECULAR SHAPE AND STRUCTURE	97	(48)
MAJOR TECHNIQUE 2: Ultraviolet and Visible Spectroscopy	142	(3)
4 THE PROPERTIES OF GASES	145	(42)
5 LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS	187	(52)
MAJOR TECHNIQUE 3: X-Ray Diffraction	234	(5)
6 THERMODYNAMICS: THE FIRST LAW	239	(60)
7 THERMODYNAMICS: THE SECOND AND THIRD LAWS	299	(44)
8 PHYSICAL EQUILIBRIA	343	(58)
MAJOR TECHNIQUE 4: Chromatography	396	(5)
9 CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIA	401	(44)
10 ACIDS AND BASES	445	(54)
11 AQUEOUS EQUILIBRIA	499	(50)
12 ELECTROCHEMISTRY	549	(46)
13 CHEMICAL KINETICS	595	(54)
14 THE ELEMENTS: THE FIRST FOUR MAIN GROUPS	649	(52)
15 THE ELEMENTS: THE LAST FOUR MAIN GROUPS	701	(44)
16 THE d-BLOCK: METALS IN TRANSITION	745	(52)
17 NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY	797	(38)
18 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I: THE HYDROCARBONS	835	(32)
MAJOR TECHNIQUE 5: Mass Spectrometry	864	(3)
19 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II: FUNCTIONAL GROUPS	867
MAJOR TECHNIQUE 6: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance	908