From the opening example to the closing chapter, the Second Edition Update of CHEMISTRY IN FOCUS maintains a consistent focus on explaining the connections between the macroscopic world (what we can see) and the molecular world (what we cannot see). With multi-part images that feature photographs of everyday objects or processes and magnifications that reveal the molecules and the atoms responsible, the book's "molecular vision" art program is truly unique. In addition, Tro develops students' appreciation for the fundamental role the molecular world plays in our daily lives and an understanding of how major scientific and technological issues affect our society. With coverage of global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain, drugs, consumer products, and even the infant field of nanotechnology, the book is always contemporary, always fascinating. This Update includes CNN Videos free with every new copy of the text and is now paperbound at the same low price.

Molecular Reasons
Firesticks
Molecular Reasons
The Scientist and the Artist
The First People to Wonder about Molecular Reasons
Immortality and Endless Riches
The Beginning of Understanding
The Classification of Matter
The Atomic Theory
Summary
Key Terms
References
Exercises
The Chemist's Tool Box
Curious About Oranges
Feynman's Ants
Measurement
Theorizing
Reading Graphs
Mathematics in Chemistry
Scientific Notation
Algebraic Manipulations
Solving Word Problems
A Ton Of Bricks and A Ton of Feathers
Summary
Key Terms
References
Exercises
Atoms And Elements
A Walk on the Beach
Protons Determine the Element
Electrons
Neutrons
Specifying an Atom
Atomic Weight
Periodic Law
A Theory that Explains the Periodic Law: The Bohr Model
Families of Elements
A Dozen Nails and a Mole of Atoms
Summary
Key Terms
References
Exercises
Molecules And Compounds
What Matter Does, Molecules Do
Compounds
Chemical Formulas
Ionic Compounds
Covalent Compounds
Molecular Weight
Chemical Formulas as Conversion Factors
Naming Simple Compounds
Forming and Transforming Compounds: Chemical Reactions
Chemical Equations as Conversion Factors
Summary
Key Terms
References
Exercises
The Bonds That Change
From Poison to Seasoning
Chemical Bonding and Professor G. N. Lewis
Ionic Lewis Structures
Covalent Lewis Structures
The Lewis Structure of Ozone
The Shapes of Molecules
Water: Polar Bonds and Polar Molecules
Summary
Key Terms
References
Exercises
Organic Chemistry
A Monstrous Thicket
A Vital Force
The Simplest Organic Compounds: Hydrocarbons
Naming Hydrocarbons
Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Kekule's Dream
Functional Groups
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
Alcohols
Aldehydes and Ketones
Carboxylic Acids
Esters and Ethers
Amines
A Look at a Label
Summary
Key Terms
References
Exercises
Light And Color
A New England Fall
Light
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
Excited Electrons
Identifying Molecules and Atoms with Light
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Spectroscopy of the Human Body
Lasers
Lasers in Medicine
Summary
Key Terms
References
Exercises
Nuclear Chemistry
A Tragedy
An Accidental Discovery
Radioactivity
Half Life
Nuclear Fission
The Manhattan Project
Nuclear Power
Mass Defect and Nuclear Binding Energy
Fusion
The Effect of Radiation on Human Life
Carbon Dating and the Shroud of Turin
Uranium and the Age of the Earth
Nuclear Medicine
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
References
Exercises
Energy For Today
Molecules in Motion
Our Absolute Reliance on Energy
The Total Amount of Energy Is Constant: You Can't Get Something for Nothing
The Total Amount of Disorder Increases: Nature's Heat Tax
Some Units and Definitions
Chemistry and Energy
Energy for Our Society
Electricity from Fossil Fuels
Environmental Problems Associated with Fossil Fuel Use: Smog
Environmental Problems Associated with Fossil Fuel Use: Acid Rain
Environmental Problems Associated with Fossil Fuel Use: Global Warming
Summary
Key Terms
References
Exercises
Energy For Tomorrow: Solar And Other Renewable Energy Sources
Earth's Ultimate Energy Source: The Sun
Hydroelectric Power: The World's Most Used Solar Energy Source
Wind Power
Solar Thermal Energy: Focusing and Storing the Sun
Photovoltaic Energy: From Light to Electricity with No Moving Parts
Energy Storage: The Plague of Solar Sources
Biomass: Energy from Plants
Geothermal Power
Nuclear Power
Efficiency and Conservation
2040 World: A Speculative Glimpse into the Future
Summary
Key Terms
References
Exercises
The Air Around Us
Air Bags
A Gas Is a Swarm of Particles
Pressure
The Relationships Between Gas Properties
The Atmosphere: What Is in It?
The Atmosphere: A Layered Structure
Air Pollution: An Environmental Problem in the Troposphere
Cleaning up Air Pollution: The Clean Air Act
Ozone Depletion: An Environmental Problem in the Stratosphere
The Montreal Protocol: The End
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