Chemistry

The fifth edition of this engaging and established textbook provides students with a complete course in chemical literacy and assumes minimal prior experience of science and maths. Written in an accessible and succinct style, this book offers comprehensive coverage of all the core topics in organic, inorganic and physical chemistry. Topics covered include bonding, moles, solutions and solubility, energy changes, equilibrium, organic compounds and spectroscopy. Each unit contains in-text exercises and revision questions to consolidate learning at every step, and is richly illustrated with diagrams and images to aid understanding.

This popular text is an essential resource for students who are looking for an accessible introductory textbook. It is also ideal for non-specialists on courses such as general science, engineering, environmental, health or life sciences.

New to this Edition:

• A foreword by Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas FRS, former Director of the Royal Institution
• Three additional units on Gibbs Energy Changes, Organic Mechanisms and Fire and Flame

Auteur

Rob Lewis was formerly Dean of the Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science at the University of South Wales, UK.

Contenu

Periodic Table
Preface
How to Use this Book
Acknowledgements
Numbers, Units and Measurements
Elements, Compounds and Reactions
Inside the Atom
Bonding Between Atoms
More about Bonding
Reactions of Ions in Solution
Oxidation and Reduction
The Mole
Calculating Concentrations
Gases, Liquids and Solids
Solutions and Solubility
Chemical Families
Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Speed of Chemical Reactions
Chemical Equilibrium
Gibbs Energy Changes
Acid-Base Equilibria
Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons
Common Classes of Organic Compounds
Organic Mechanisms
Separating Mixtures
Spectroscopy
SPECIAL TOPICS
Nuclear and Radiochemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Forensic Chemistry
Chemistry Saving Lives
Fire and Flame
Answers to Exercises and Revision Questions
Glossary
Index
Valencies of Common Ions.