Chemistry / by Jason Overby

Includes appendices, glossary and index.

Contents: Measurement and the properties of matter--Atoms, molecules, and ions--Mass relationships in chemical reactions--Reactions in acqeous solutions--Gases--Thermochemistry--Quantum theory and the electronic structure of atoms--Periodic relationships among the elements--Chemical bonding I: basic concepts--Chemical bonding II: molecular geometry and hybridization of atomic orbitals--Intermolecular forces and liquids and solids--Physical properties of solutions--Chemical kinetics--Chemical equilibrium--Acids and bases--Acid-base equilibria and solubility equilibria--Entropy, free energy, and equilibrium--Electrochemistry--Nuclear chemistry--Chemistry in the atmosphere--Metallurgy and the chemistry of metals--Nonmetallic elements and their compounds--Transition metals chemistry and coordination compounds--Organic chemistry--Synthetic and natural organic polymers.