Chemistry : the central science / Theodore L. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay Jr., and Bruce E. Bursten

Includes index.

Introduction : matter and measurement -- Atoms, molecules, and ions -- Stoichiometry : calculations with chemical formulas and equations -- Aqueous reactions and solution stoichiometry -- Thermochemistry -- Electronic structure of atoms -- Periodic properties of the elements -- Basic concepts of chemical bonding -- Molecular geometry and bonding theories -- Gases -- Intermolecular forcfes, liquids, and solids -- Modern materials -- Properties of solutions -- Chemical kinetics -- Chemical equilibrium -- Acid-base equilibria -- Additional aspects of equiliria -- Chemistry of the environment -- Chemical thermodynamics -- Electrochemistry -- Nuclear chemistry -- Chemistry of the nonmetals -- Metals and metallurggy -- Chemistry of coordination compounds -- The Chemistry of life : organic and biological chemistry