Chemistry, Student Solutions : Structure and Dynamics

by James N. Spencer (Franklin and Marshall College); George M. Bodner (Purdue Univ.); Lyman H. Rickard (Millersville Univ.)

• ISBN13: 9780471419211
• ISBN10: 0471419214
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The second edition of Spencer2s Chemistry: Structure and Dynamics has been the most successful reform project published for the General Chemistry course. The authors have revised the text, by building on the recommendations of the ACS2s Task Force on the General Chemistry Curriculum and suggestions from the adopters of the first edition. This innovative text provides a fifteen-chapter introduction to the fundamental concepts of Chemistry. A collection of additional topics at the end of each chapter allow instructors to supplement and tailor their courses according to individual need. Three major themes link the content of the book: the process of science, the relationship between molecular structure and physical/chemical properties, and the relationship between the microscopic and macroscopic levels.

Table of Contents

1. Elements and Compounds.

2. The Mole: The Link Between the Macroscopic and the Atomic World of Chemistry.

3. The Structure of the Atom.

4. The Covalent Bond.

5. Ionic and Metallic Bonds.

6. Gases.

7. Making and Breaking of Bonds.

8. Liquids and Solutions.

9. Solids.

10. An Introduction to Kinetics and Equilibrium.

11. Acids and Bases.

12. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions.

13. Chemical Thermodynamics.

14. Kinetics.

15. Chemical Analysis.

Appendix A: systems of Units.

Appendix B: Values of Selected Fundamental Constants, B-2.

Appendix C: Answers to Selected Core Problems.

Appendix D: Checkpoint Answers.

Photo Credits.

Index