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9780030312915

Chemistry for Scintists and Engineers

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  • Copyright: 1999-09-08
  • Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Summary

This text is intended for general chemistry courses with large enrollments of engineering majors and general chemistry tracks set up exclusively for engineers. Many colleges and universities are establishing these new general chemistry tracks.

Table of Contents

Matter and Measurement
1(32)
Introduction to Chemistry: The Applied Science
1(1)
The Principles of Chemistry
1(1)
From the Introduction to Mendeleev's The Principles of Chemistry
2(3)
Enabling the Future
2(3)
Matter and Its Properties
5(3)
Matter, Mass, and Weight
5(1)
Kinds of Matter
6(1)
Properties of Matter
7(1)
Liebig's Laboratory at Giessen
8(2)
States of Matter and Mixtures
9(1)
Bi Metallic `Jumping`` Disks
10(1)
Standard Units of Measurement
11(5)
Significant Figures
16(7)
Errors and Significant Figures
16(3)
Rules for Rounding Off
19(1)
Significant Figures in Calculations
20(1)
Units and Conversion Factors
21(2)
Measurements of Matter
23(2)
Estimates and Approximations
25(8)
Elements and Compounds
33(42)
Evidence For Atoms
33(3)
Law of Definite Proportions
34(1)
Chemical Atomic Theory
35(1)
John Dalton's Life and Science
36(1)
The Elements and the Periodic Table
36(4)
Metals and Nonmetals
36(4)
Element Named for Berkeley Chemist
40(3)
The Periodic Table
40(3)
Imaging Atoms
43(1)
The Structure of the Atom
44(3)
Electrons, Protons, and Neutrons
44(2)
Isotopes and Relative Atomic Masses of the Elements
46(1)
Ernest Rutherford and the Discovery of the Atomic Nucleus
47(2)
Molecules and Compounds
49(1)
Francis Aston and Mass Spectrometry
50(3)
Elemental Sulfur
53(13)
Chemical Compounds
54(1)
Molecular Compounds
54(3)
Ionic Compounds
57(7)
Acids
64(2)
Molecular and Formula Masses
66(9)
Stoichiometry
75(38)
Chemical Products
75(1)
Molar Mass
76(3)
Determining Chemical Formulas
79(3)
The Empirical Formula
79(1)
The Molecular Formula
80(2)
Formulas and Chemical Structure
82(1)
Chemical Reactions
82(2)
Conservation of Mass and Chemical Reactions
82(1)
Writing Chemical Equations
83(1)
Antoine Lavoisier
84(4)
Balancing Chemical Equations
86(2)
Sulfur and Sulfuric Acid
88(1)
Chemical Stoichiometry
89(12)
Reactions in Fixed Proportions
89(4)
Sequential Reactions
93(2)
Limiting Reactants and Product Yields
95(3)
Percent Yield
98(1)
Combustion Reactions
99(2)
The Incandescent Lightbulb
101(12)
Gases
113(52)
Properties of Gases
113(1)
Pressure and Its Measurement
114(5)
Pressure and Pumps
114(2)
Barometers and Manometers
116(3)
Amount and Volume of a Gas
119(2)
Effect of Temperature on Gas Volume
121(2)
Effect of Pressure on Gas Volume
123(1)
Ideal Gas Equation of State
124(1)
Scuba Diving and Boyle's Law
125(5)
Gas Stoichiometry
127(1)
Molar Masses from Gas Density Data
128(2)
Lighter than Air Craft and Hot Air Ballooning
130(1)
Jacques Charles and Joseph Gay-Lussac
131(1)
Mixtures of Gases and Partial Pressures
132(2)
Kinetic--Molecular Theory Of Gaseous Behavior
134(1)
Newton's Laws of Motion and Molecular Behavior of Gases
134(1)
On the Properties and Motions of Elastic Fluids, Especially Air
135(9)
Daniel Bernoulli
Four Assumptions of Kinetic--Molecular Theory
135(2)
Behavior of Ideal Gases
137(1)
Temperature and Energy
138(3)
Distribution of Molecular Speeds
141(3)
Determining Molecular Speeds Experimentally
144(4)
Effusion and Diffusion
145(3)
Gas Effusion Separation of Uranium Isotopes
148(1)
Real Gases and Ideal Behavior
149(5)
Real Gases
149(1)
Van der Waals Equation of State
150(4)
Refrigeration and the Joule--Thomson Effect
154(11)
Atomic Structure
165(58)
Energy, Matter, and Electromagnetic Radiation
165(5)
The Quantum Hypothesis and the Photoelectric Effect
170(5)
Particles of Matter
170(1)
Particles of Light
170(2)
The Photoelectric Effect
172(3)
Planck, Einstein, and Light Quanta
175(1)
Quantum Theory and Spectroscopy
175(1)
Energy States and Spectral Lines
175(1)
Photoelectric Cells and Photomultiplier Tubes
176(6)
The Spectrum of Atomic Hydrogen
179(3)
Origins of Spectroscopy
182(1)
Quantum Theory and the Hydrogen Atom
182(4)
Quantum Restrictions and the Bohr Atom
182(2)
Quantitative Features of the Bohr Theory
184(2)
Successes and Failures of the Bohr Theory
186(1)
Particles and Waves
186(5)
The de Broglie Relationship
186(2)
Wave Mechanics and Electrons in Atoms
188(3)
Quantum Numbers and the Exclusion Principle
191(1)
The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
192(4)
The Four Quantum Numbers
193(2)
The Pauli Exclusion Principle
195(1)
Hydrogen Atoms and Orbitals
196(3)
Electron Configuration of Atoms
199(11)
Quantum Numbers and Electronic Structure
199(7)
Hund's Rule
206(2)
Forming Ions
208(2)
Photoelectron Spectroscopy
210(1)
Laser Light
210(13)
How Lasers Work
210(1)
The He-Ne Laser
211(1)
Applications of Lasers
212(11)
Properties of Molecules
223(44)
Molecules and Chemical Bonds
223(1)
Electron Dot Structures
224(4)
Lewis Symbols
224(1)
The Octet Rule and Lewis Structures
225(3)
The Lewis--Langmuir Theory
228(2)
Molecules with Double and Triple Bonds
228(2)
Properties, Industrial Preparation, and Uses of Acetylene
230(1)
The Combustion Properties of Acetylene
231(12)
Guidelines for Writing Lewis Dot Structures
231(4)
Formal Charges
235(4)
Resonance
239(2)
Octet Rule Exceptions
241(2)
Bond Lengths
243(3)
Bond Energies
246(2)
Electronegativity
248(2)
Polar Molecules
250(3)
Intermolecular Forces
253(6)
Atoms and Nonpolar Molecules
254(1)
Polar Molecules
255(4)
Detecting Chemical Bonds with Infrared Radiation
259(1)
Infrared Radiation and Greenhouse Gases
260(7)
Theories of Chemical Bonding
267(48)
Models in Chemistry
267(2)
Bond Angles
268(1)
Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion: The VSEPR Model
269(7)
Two Electron Pairs
272(1)
Three Electron Pairs
272(1)
Four Electron Pairs
273(1)
More than Four Electron Pairs
273(1)
Five Electron Pairs
273(1)
Six Electron Pairs
274(2)
Valence Bond Theory
276(2)
Shared Pairs and Single Bonds
276(1)
Water and Ammonia Molecules
277(1)
Hybridization
278(2)
The Second Row ``Octets''
278(2)
Primeval Chemical Reactions
280(5)
Expanding the Valence Shell
284(1)
Lighting and Coal Mine Safety
285(3)
Multiple Bonds
288(4)
The Benzene Molecule
291(1)
Ethylene Is an Olefin
292(2)
Molecular Orbital Theory
294(21)
The Hydrogen Molecule
294(4)
Diamagnetism and Paramagnetism
298(3)
Molecules of First- and Second-Row Elements
301(14)
Periodic Properties
315(56)
Classification of the Elements and Periodic Properties
315(5)
The Eight-Column Periodic Table
316(1)
The Long Form of the Periodic Table
317(3)
Structural Properties and Periodicity
320(2)
Electrical Conductors and Electrical Insulators
321(1)
Forms of the Periodic Table, Moseley's Discovery, the Last Missing Elements...and an Afterthought on Two Remarkable Women in Science
322(2)
Why Hydrogen Is Not a Metal But Might Be
324(12)
Atomic and Ionic Radii
325(3)
Ionization Energy
328(3)
Electron Affinity
331(2)
Oxidation States
333(2)
The Diagonal Relationship in the Periodic Table
335(1)
Hydrogen--It's Like No Other Element
336(1)
The s-Block Elements Beyond 1s1
337(5)
The Alkali Metals
338(3)
The Alkaline Earth Metals
341(1)
Solvay and Sodium Carbonate
342(4)
Beryllium: The Bright Side and the Dark Side
346(1)
The p-Block Elements
347(3)
The Boron Family
347(1)
The Carbon Family
348(2)
Carbon Dioxide and the Greenhouse Effect
350(3)
The Nitrogen Family
352(1)
The Conductivity of a Lead Pencil--Due to No Lead at All!
353(10)
The Oxygen Family
356(1)
Ozone in the Atmosphere
357(3)
The Halogen Family
360(2)
The Noble Gases
362(1)
The Other Elements
363(8)
Liquids and Solutions
371(62)
The Liquid State
371(7)
Comparing Solids, Liquids, and Gases
371(2)
Vaporization, Condensation, and Vapor Pressure
373(2)
Boiling and Superheating
375(1)
Humidity, Clouds, and Fog
376(2)
Phase Changes
378(8)
Pressure Dependence of Phase Changes
380(2)
Sublimation and the Triple Point
382(2)
Critical Conditions
384(2)
Looking at C02(l)
386(1)
Supercritical Fluids
386(1)
The ``Permanent Gases''
387(1)
General Properties of Solutions
388(7)
Concentrations of Solutions
389(3)
Solubility Equilibria
392(1)
Effects of Temperature and Pressure on Solubility
393(2)
Colligative Properties of Solutions
395(6)
Lowering of Vapor Pressure
396(3)
Elevation of Boiling Point
399(2)
The Properties of Solutions
401(7)
Depression of Freezing Point
401(2)
Osmotic Pressure and Osmosis
403(3)
Colligative Properties of Dilute Electrolytes
406(2)
Behavior of Solutions Containing Volatile Components
408(1)
Osmotic Pressure and a Theory for Solutions
408(2)
Distillation
410(3)
Water Pollution
413(3)
Treating Municipal Wastewaters
416(1)
Desalination of Seawater
416(17)
Chemical Equilibrium
433(54)
Equilibrium in Chemical Processes
433(3)
Chemical Equilibrium
434(1)
Thermal Decomposition of NH4C1
434(1)
Gas Phase Equilibrium Between N204 and NO2
435(1)
Le Chatelier's Principle
436(3)
Pressure--Volume Changes and Chemical Equilibrium
436(1)
Temperature Changes and Chemical Equilibrium
437(1)
Changing Composition and Chemical Equilibrium
438(1)
Equilibrium, Limestone, Mortar...and Herod's Temples
439(1)
The Equilibrium Constant
440(12)
Reactants and Products at Equilibrium
440(4)
The Generalized Equilibrium Expression
444(1)
The Magnitude of the Equilibrium Constant
445(1)
Applying the Equilibrium Expression
446(6)
Hemoglobin, Oxyhemoglobin, and Carboxyhemoglobin
452(3)
The Reaction Quotient Q
454(1)
Catalysis and Chemical Equilibrium
455(1)
Equilibrium Calculations for Gas Phase Reactions
455(1)
The Manufacture of Ammonia
456(2)
Haber, Bosch, and Bergius---The Ammonia Chemists
458(6)
Sparingly Soluble Ionic Compounds in Aqueous Solution
464(23)
The Role of Sparingly Soluble Salts
464(1)
What Are the Governing Principles?
465(1)
Solubility Rules
465(2)
Precipitation Reactions
467(1)
The Solubility Product
468(3)
The Common Ion Effect
471(2)
Equilibrium in Precipitation Reactions
473(14)
Acids and Bases
487(56)
Aqueous Solutions of Electrolytes
487(3)
Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
488(1)
Strong and Weak Electrolytes
489(1)
Autoionization of Water and pH
490(4)
Autoionization of Water
490(2)
The pH Scale
492(2)
Defining Acids and Bases
494(2)
Early Theories
494(1)
Proton Transfer Reactions
494(2)
Acids, Bases, and the Hydrogen Ion
496(1)
Interaction of Acids with Water
497(8)
Ionization Constants for Weak Acids
498(2)
Diprotic and Triprotic Acids
500(4)
The Common Ion Effect in Acid Ionization
504(1)
Carboxylic Acids, Vinegar, and ``Mother of Vinegar''
505(1)
Raining Acid
506(1)
Interaction of Bases with Water
507(3)
Aqueous Solutions of Strong Bases
507(1)
Ionization Constants for Weak Bases
507(3)
Anions as Weak Bases and Cations as Weak Acids
510(3)
Relative Strengths of Acids and Bases
513(2)
Buffers
515(5)
Buffers and Body Fluids
520(2)
Acid--Base Titrations
522(10)
Titration Curves
525(5)
Indicators
530(2)
The Color of Red Cabbage and Indicating Acidity at Home
532(11)
Heat, Work, and Energy
543(50)
Chemistry and Energy
543(2)
Terms and Concepts
545(1)
Heat and Temperature as Thermodynamic Concepts
545(1)
It All Began with a $500 Consulting Fee
546(5)
Defining Thermodynamic Systems and States
549(2)
Measuring Temperature
551(7)
Thermodynamic Work and Energy
553(5)
The Mechanical Theory of Heat
558(2)
The First Law of Thermodynamics
560(4)
Energy Conservation and the First Law of Thermodynamics
560(4)
The ``Snow Tube'' Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguisher...and Making Artificial Snow
564(1)
The Heat of Reaction
565(7)
Enthalpy and δH
565(4)
Calorimetry and Combustion
569(3)
Thermodynamics and Thermochemical Methods
572(10)
Hess's Laws
572(3)
Standard Enthalpies of Formation
575(4)
Allotropic Modifications
579(1)
Phase Changes
580(2)
Geothermal Electric Power from Hot Dry Rock (HDR) and Hydrothermal Energy Technologies
582(11)
Spontaneous Change
593(40)
Driving Chemical Reactions
593(1)
Reversible and Irreversible Processes
594(4)
Spontaneity, Reversibility, and Equilibrium
594(2)
Reversibility, Work, and Heat
596(2)
Disorder, Entropy; and The Second Law of Thermodynamics
598(2)
Time's Arrow, the Spontaneous Direction of Events and a Sure Bet
600(1)
Entropy Calculations
601(3)
The Entropy Change of the Universe
601(1)
Entropy Change and Phase Transformations
602(2)
Heat Engines and Thermal Pollution
604(1)
Absolute Entropy and the Third Law
604(4)
Free Energy
608(7)
The Free Energy Change
608(2)
Calculations Using Free Energy Changes
610(4)
Free Energy Change and the Equilibrium Constant
614(1)
Thermite Welding on the Railroad
615(1)
The Thermite Reaction: A Classic Lecture and Laboratory Demonstration
616(1)
Effect of Temperature on Equilibrium
617(5)
Temperature and the Free Energy Change
617(2)
Temperature and the Equilibrium Constant
619(3)
Substitute Natural Gas
622(11)
Electrochemistry
633(60)
Introduction to Electrochemistry
633(6)
Oxidation--Reduction Reactions
634(1)
Half Reactions in Redox Processes
635(1)
Balancing Oxidation--Reduction Reactions
636(3)
Electrochemical Cells
639(13)
Galvanic Cells
640(2)
Electrochemical Cell Notation
642(1)
Cell Potentials
643(1)
E°ree; Values of Half Reactions
644(8)
Thermodynamics of Electrochemical Cells
652(7)
Electrical Work, Free Energy, and Cell Potentials
652(4)
The Nernst Equation
656(2)
Concentration Cells
658(1)
Walter Nernst: The Man and His Equations
659(2)
Applications of Galvanic Cells
661(4)
Batteries
661(3)
Fuel Cells
664(1)
``Animal Electricity'' and the Voltaic Pile
665(2)
The Invention of the Fuel Cell Was Earlier than You Might Think
667(3)
pH Determination
667(2)
Determination of Solubility Products
669(1)
Corrosion of Metals
670(4)
Practical Examples of Corrosion
672(1)
Preventing Corrosion
673(1)
Electrolysis
674(4)
Electrolytic Cells and Electroplating
674(3)
Electrolysis of Aqueous Solutions
677(1)
Chlorine and Industrial Electrochemistry
678(15)
Chemical Kinetics
693(52)
How Chemistry Happens
693(2)
Understanding Chemical Reactions
693(1)
Thermodynamic Versus Kinetic Control of Chemical Reactions
694(1)
Reaction Rates and Rate Laws
695(9)
Rate of a Reaction
695(1)
Variation of Rate with Time
696(2)
Rate Laws and Rate Constants
698(2)
The Order of a Reaction
700(1)
Experimental Determination of Rate Laws
701(3)
Information from Rate Laws
704(6)
Rate Law of a First-Order Reaction
704(1)
Half Life for a First-Order Reaction
705(3)
Rate Law of a Simple Second-Order Reaction
708(1)
Rate Law of a Zeroth-Order Reaction
709(1)
He Was Called ``Kisty''
710(1)
Factors Influencing Reaction Rates
711(2)
Temperature Dependence of Reaction Rate
713(5)
Collision Theory
718(2)
``The Theory of Rate Processes''
720(1)
Reaction Mechanisms
720(4)
Elementary Processes
721(1)
Equilibrium Reactions
722(1)
Multistep Reactions and the Rate-Determining Step
723(1)
Catalysts
724(2)
Catalysts and Catalysis
724(1)
Catalyzed and Uncatalyzed Reactions
725(1)
Jons Jacob Berzelius
726(3)
Homogeneous Catalysis
727(1)
Heterogeneous Catalysis
727(2)
Inexpensive Catalytic Hydrogenation
729(4)
Free Radical Processes
729(4)
Free Radical Chemistry in a Flash
733(1)
The Catalytic Converter
734(11)
Solids
745(40)
Crystalline Solids and the Amorphous State
745(2)
Crystal Structure
747(4)
The Internal and Surface Structure of Crystals
747(1)
Lattice Structure and Unit Cells
748(2)
Crystal Lattices Based on the Cube
750(1)
``Tout est trouve!''---All is discovered!
751(1)
Metallic Crystals
752(3)
Closest Packing of Spheres
752(3)
Polymorphic Modifications and Steel
755(4)
Bonding and Conduction in Metals
757(2)
Palladium and Gold Lattices
759(1)
Salts
759(4)
Ionic Crystals
759(4)
X rays and Crystallography
763(3)
Ionic Radii
764(2)
Network Crystals, Nonconductors, and Semiconductors
766(1)
Covalent Network Crystals
766(1)
The Vigorous Synthesis of Molybdenum Disulfide
767(1)
Diamonds for Everything and Forever
768(4)
Insulators and Semiconductors
769(2)
Transistors, Solar Cells, and Integrated Circuits
771(1)
Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals
772(3)
Crystal Structures Made of Molecules
772(1)
Orderliness in Liquids
773(2)
Imperfect Crystals and Nonstoichiometric Compounds
775(10)
Defects and Irregularities in Crystals
775(2)
Nonstoichiometric Compounds
777(8)
Materials
785(44)
Introduction to Materials Science
785(1)
Materials
786(1)
Metallic Materials
786(1)
Art, Science, and Technology
787(3)
Glass and Ceramic Materials
787(3)
Glass--Ceramic Cooking Surfaces
790(2)
Polymers and Plastic Materials
790(2)
Melting Glass
792(3)
Composite Polymeric Materials
792(1)
Selecting Materials
793(1)
Bonding in Materials
793(2)
Performance Characteristics of Materials
795(5)
Stress and Strain
795(2)
Modulus of Elasticity
797(3)
Measuring the Modulus of Elasticity
800(4)
Strain Mechanisms and Relief of Strain
802(2)
Robert Hooke, Curmudgeon of Science
804(1)
Metals and Alloys
805(8)
Metallic Structures
805(1)
Crystals and Grains
806(1)
Solid Solutions
807(2)
Properties of Simple Metal Structures
809(2)
Polyphase Structures and Phase Diagrams
811(2)
Glass and Ceramic Materials
813(8)
Crystalline Ceramics
814(4)
Amorphous Ceramics
818(3)
Composite Polymeric Materials
821(8)
Construction and Properties
822(7)
Properties of Polymers
829(38)
Giant Molecules
829(1)
Origins of Polymers
829(1)
Baekelund and Bakelite
830(12)
Monomers and Polymers
831(2)
Homopolymers and Copolymers
833(2)
Polymer Synthesis and Polymerization Reactions
835(3)
Molecular Masses of Polymers
838(4)
Mechanical Properties of Polymers
842(8)
Thermoplastics and Thermosets
843(2)
Crystalline and Amorphous Polymers
845(2)
Polymeric Materials and Temperature Effects
847(1)
Amorphous Polymers and the Spaghetti Principle
848(2)
Vulcanite
850(1)
Latex Rubber
851(1)
Effects of Stress on a Polymer
852(1)
Silly Putty
852(2)
Polymers and Plastics
854(3)
Commodity and Engineering Plastics
854(1)
Processing Polymers
855(2)
Postconsumer Plastics Waste
857(10)
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
857(1)
Plastics Recycling
857(1)
Mixed Polymers
858(1)
Biodegradability
859(1)
Resource Recovery and Recycling
859(8)
Transition Metals
867(36)
Properties of the Transition Metals
867(2)
The First Transition Series
869(3)
Fourth-Period Elements from Scandium to Zinc
869(2)
Metal Compounds of the First Transition Series
871(1)
The Second and Third Transition Series
872(1)
Coordination Complexes
873(2)
Discovering the Nature of Transition-Metal Complexes
874(1)
Alfred Werner: Colorful Chemist
875(2)
Cisplatin: An Effective Chemotherapeutic Agent
877(3)
Geometries of Coordination Complexes
878(1)
Naming Coordination Complexes
878(2)
Bonding in Coordination Complexes
880(9)
Crystal-Field Theory
881(3)
Magnetic Properties of Complexes
884(1)
Spectral Properties of Complexes and the Spectrochemical Series
885(4)
Reactions of Some Coordination Complexes
889(4)
Formation of Aqua Complexes and Ligand-Exchange Reactions
889(2)
Complexes with Chelating Ligands
891(2)
EDTA and Heavy-Metal Poisoning
893(1)
Metallocene Catalysts for Polymer-Synthesis
894(2)
Zinc, Cadmium, and Mercury
896(7)
Metallurgy
903(30)
From Minerals to Metals
903(3)
Natural Sources of Metals
903(3)
Lead, Zinc, and the Badgers
906(2)
Mechanical Separation Processes
906(2)
Reducing Metal Oxides to Metals
908(8)
Chemical Reductions
908(6)
Electrolytic Reductions
914(2)
Electrolytic Production of Aluminum
916(1)
Extraction of Some Important Metals
917(1)
Extraction of Gold
917(1)
Prospecting for Gold
918(4)
Refining of Iron
919(3)
Sir Henry Bessemer and His Process
922(2)
Refining of Copper
923(1)
Kodo Zuroku---``Copper is the Handiwork of Heaven''
924(2)
Refining of Titanium
925(1)
Refining of Tungsten
926(1)
Recycling Processes
926(7)
Organic Chemistry
933(58)
Beginning Organic Chemistry
933(2)
Alkanes
935(3)
The Simplest Hydrocarbons
935(3)
Hydrocarbons, Octane Rating, and Engine Knock
938(8)
Naming Organic Molecules
940(6)
Robert Wilhelm Bunsen and His Famous Burner
946(1)
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons and Structural Isomers
946(5)
Reactions of Alkanes
946(2)
The Chlorination of Methane
948(1)
Structural Isomers and Chlorinated Alkanes
949(2)
Alkenes
951(6)
Preparation of Alkenes
952(2)
Addition Reactions
954(2)
Addition Polymerization Reactions
956(1)
Alkynes: Synthesis and Reactions
957(1)
Aromatic Hydrocarbons
958(3)
Resonance Stabilization in Benzene
958(1)
Substitution Reactions
959(2)
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Carcinogenesis
961(1)
Benzene: Its Principal Sources and Derivatives, Coal, Coke, and Coal Tar
962(1)
Functional Groups
962(5)
Alcohols and Ethers
964(3)
Phenol, Acetone, and the Battle of Britain
967(9)
Aldehydes and Ketones
969(2)
Carboxylic Acids, Esters, and Amines
971(4)
Amide and Ester Polymerization Reactions
975(1)
Cellulose and the Kraft Process for Paper
976(4)
Polyesters
979(1)
Macromolecules and Chemical Bonds
980(11)
Nuclear Chemistry
991(1)
Subatomic Particles and the Nuclear Atom
991(8)
Electrons
992(2)
Radioactivity
994(1)
Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Radiation
995(2)
Nuclear Protons and Neutrons
997(1)
Positrons and Neutrinos
998(1)
Spontaneous Nuclear Decay and Nuclear Reactions
999(13)
Charting Nuclei
999(1)
Unstable Nuclides
1000(2)
Half Life and Rate of Nuclear Decay
1002(4)
Mass Defect, Binding Energy, and Nuclear Stability
1006(3)
Synthetic Nuclear Reactions
1009(3)
Modern Alchemy---Synthesis of New Elements
1012(2)
Nuclear Decay in Nature
1014(2)
Energy from Nuclear Reactions
1016(4)
Fission
1016(4)
Bomb Physics at Farm Hall, August 6, 1945
1020(3)
Enriching Uranium
1023(2)
Fusion
1024(1)
Nucleogenesis
1025(2)
Radiation Chemistry and the Environment
1027(2)
The Geiger Counter and the Smoke Detector
1029(1)
Isotopes In Industry Agriculture, and Medicine
1029(2)
Tracer Applications
1030(1)
Radiation Applications
1030(1)
The Strange Legacy of the Radium Dial Painters---A Tragedy of Innocence
1031
Appendix A Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems A.1
Appendix B Nobel Prize Winners B.1
Appendix C Scientific Notation C.1
Appendix D Logarithms D.1
Appendix E Quadratic Equations E.1
Appendix F Graphing Equations F.1
Appendix G Derivations Using Calculus G.1
Appendix H Physical Constants H.1
Appendix I Conversion Factors I.1
Appendix J Vapor Pressure of Water as a Function of Temperature J.1
Glossary 1(1)
Index 1

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