Guided Explorations in General Chemistry

Cover Page......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 4
Table of Contents......Page 5
To Instructors and Students......Page 7
01-1: The Nature of Matter......Page 9
01-2: Scientists Love to Measure......Page 13
02-1: The Nuclear Atom......Page 19
02-2: The Mole and Molar Mass......Page 21
03-1: Naming Compounds......Page 27
03-2: Determining Empirical and Molecular Formulas......Page 31
04-1: Reaction Stoichiometry......Page 35
04-2: Limiting Reactants......Page 41
05-1: Types of Chemical Reactions......Page 47
05-2: Solutions......Page 53
06-1: Energy......Page 61
06-2: Enthalpy......Page 65
07-1: Photoelectron Spectrum of Argon......Page 71
07-2: Periodic Trends in Properties of Elements......Page 79
08-1: Lewis Structures:......Page 85
08-2: Electronegativity and Bond Properties......Page 89
09-1: VSEPR Model......Page 93
09-2: Hybrid Atomic Orbitals......Page 97
09-3: Organic Functional Groups......Page 103
10-1: Gases and the Ideal Gas Law......Page 109
10-2: Partial Pressures......Page 113
11-1: Phases of Matter......Page 117
11-2: Phase Diagrams......Page 121
12-1: Solubility......Page 125
12-2: Colligative Properties......Page 131
13-1: Rates of Chemical Reactions......Page 135
13-2: Reaction Mechanisms......Page 143
14-1: Equilibrium Constant and Reaction Quotient......Page 149
14-2: Calculating Equilibrium Concentrations......Page 153
15-1: Acid Ionization Constants......Page 159
15-2: Calculations Involving Acid Ionization \nConstants......Page 163
16-1: Buffers......Page 169
16-2: Acid – Base Titrations......Page 175
17-1: Entropy......Page 181
17-2: Free Energy......Page 189
18-1: Electrochemical Cells......Page 193
18-2: Electrolytic Cells......Page 197
19-1: Radioactivity......Page 201
19-2: Rates of Nuclear Decay......Page 203
20-1: Chemistry of the Main Group Elements......Page 207
20-2: Electronic Structure and Properties......Page 209
21-1: Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds......Page 211
21-2: Magnetism and Color in Coordination Compounds......Page 215