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Title:
Chemistry : the science in context / Thomas R. Gilbert, (Northeastern University), Rein V. Kirss, (Northeastern University), Natalie Foster, (Lehigh University), Geoffrey Davies, (Northeastern University).
Author:
Gilbert, Thomas R., author.

Kirss, Rein V., author.

Foster, Natalie, author.

Davies, Geoffrey, 1942- author.
Publication Information:
New York : W.W. Norton, [2015]

©2015
Call Number:
QD33.2 .C492 2015
Edition:
Fourth edition.
ISBN:
9780393937084

9780393919370
Physical Description:
xxxiii,1085, 33, 14, 46, 4, 30 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
General Note:
Previous edition: 2012.
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Contents:
Matter and Energy: The Origin of the Universe -- Atoms, Ions, and Molecules: Matter Starts Here -- Stoichiometry: Mass, Formulas, and Reactions -- Solution Chemistry: The Hydrosphere -- Thermochemistry: Energy Changes in Reactions -- Properties of Gases: The Air We Breathe -- A Quantum Model of Atoms: Waves and Particles -- Chemical Bonds: What Makes a Gas a Greenhouse Gas -- Molecular Geometry: Shape Determines Function -- Intermolecular Forces: The Uniqueness of Water -- Solutions: Properties and Behavior -- Solids: Structures and Applications -- Organic Chemistry: Fuels, Pharmaceuticals, Materials, and Life -- Chemical Kinetics: Reactions in the Air We Breathe -- Chemical Equilibrium: How Much Product Does a Reaction Really Make? -- Acid-Base and Solubility Equilibria: Reactions in Soil and Water -- Metal Ions: Colorful and Essential -- Thermodynamics: Spontaneous and Nonspontaneous Reactions and Processes -- Electrochemistry: The Quest for Clean Energy -- Biochemistry: The Compounds of Life -- Nuclear Chemistry: Applications to Energy and Medicine -- Life and the Periodic Table.
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