Includes appendices, glossary, and index.

Keys to studying chemistry : definitions, units, and problem solving -- The components of matter -- Stoichiometry of formulas and equations -- Three major classes of chemical reactions -- Gases and the kinetic-molecular theory -- Thermochemistry : energy flow and chemical change -- Quantum theory and atomic structure -- Electron configuration and chemical periodicity -- Models of chemical bonding -- The shapes of molecules -- Theories of covalent bonding -- Intermolecular forces : liquids, solids, and phase changes -- The properties of mixtures : solutions and colloids -- Periodic patterns in the main-group elements -- Organic compounds and the atomic properties of carbon -- Kinetics : rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions -- Equilibrium : the extent of chemical reactions -- Acid-base equilibria -- Ionic equilibria in aqueous systems -- Thermodynamics : entropy, free energy, and reaction direction -- Electrochemistry : chemical change and electrical work -- The elements in nature and industry -- Transition elements and their coordination compounds -- Nuclear reactions and their applications.