TY - BOOK AU - Chang,Raymond ; AU - Cruickshank, Brandon ; TI - Chemistry SN - 9780073220321 U1 - 540 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill, N1 - Included Glossary and Index; 1. Chemistry : the study of change -- 2. Atoms, molecules, and ions -- 3. Mass relationships in chemical reactions -- 4. Reactions in aqueous solutions -- 5. Gases -- 6. Thermochemistry -- 7. Quantum theory and the electronic structure of atoms -- 8. Periodic relationships among the elements -- 9. Chemical bonding 1: basic concepts -- 10. Chemical bonding 2 : molecular geometry and hybridization of atomic orbitals -- 11. Intermolecular forces and liquids and solids -- 12. Physical properties of solutions -- 13. Chemical kinetics -- 14. Chemical equilibrium -- 15. Acids and bases -- 16. Acid-base equilibria and solubility equilibria -- 17. Chemistry in the atmosphere -- 18. Entropy, free energy, and equilibrium -- 19. Electrochemistry -- 20. Metallurgy and the chemistry of metals -- 21. Nonmetallic elements and their compounds -- 22. Transition metal chemistry and coordination compounds -- 23. Nuclear chemistry -- 24. Organic chemistry -- 25. Synthetic and natural organic polymers -- Appendix 1 : Derivation of the names of elements -- Appendix 2 : Units for the gas constant -- Appendix 3 : Thermodynamic data at 1 atm and 25°C -- Appendix 4 : Mathematical operations N2 - This revision of an introductory chemistry text features balanced coverage of theoretical and descriptive chemistry. New to this edition are 22 more "Chemistry in Action" essays, 664 review questions, and 247 end-of-chapter miscellaneous problems. Thermochemistry is now covered in the text, immediately following Stoichiometry. An organic chapter on polymer chemistry has also been added ER -