University Chemistry

• Main Author: Siska, Peter E. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Pearson Benjamin Cummings 2006; ©2006
• Edition: Pearson International Edition
• Subjects: Chemistry > Textbooks; Chemistry > Textbooks > History
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• Physical Description: xx, 818 pages illustrations (some color) 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780805393491; 9780805330762; 032130070X; 9780321300706; 0805393498; 0805330763

Award-winning educator Peter Siska brings years of research and teaching experience to "University Chemistry," a new, distinctive honors general chemistry textbook that offers a logical framework of core ideas to give readers a solid understanding of chemistry. The book is built on the premise that mastery of a few central ideas will enable readers to comprehend and appreciate complex chemical processes. Physical Principles Underlying Chemistry; The Quantum The Failure of Everyday Notions to Apply to Atoms; Wave Mechanics and the Hydrogen Quantum Numbers, Energy Levels, and Orbitals; Atoms with Many Electrons and the Periodic Table; Valence Electron Configurations, Periodicity, and Chemical Behavior; Orbitals and Chemical Bonding The Valence Bond Model and Molecular Geometry; Orbitals and Chemical Bonding The Molecular Orbital Model and Molecular Energy Levels; Molecular Motion and Spectroscopy; Properties of Gases and the Kinetic Molecular Theory; Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions; Spontaneity of Chemical Reactions; Free Energy and Chemical Equilibrium; Electrochemistry; States of Matter and Intermolecular Forces; Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions; The Nucleus; The Transition Metals; The Chemistry of Carbon. For all readers interested in the study of chemistry