Basic Chemistry

• Main Authors: Timberlake, Karen C. (Author), Timberlake, William (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ Pearson Prentice Hall 2008
• Edition: SECOND EDITION
• Subjects: Chemistry > Textbooks
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: xxv, 700 pages colour illustrations 29 cm
• ISBN: 0805344691; 9780805344691

Basic Chemistry, Second Edition is a text for the preparatory chemistry course that gives readers the problem-solving tools and techniques needed to be successful in future chemistry courses and in the work force. The book's unique Guide to Problem-Solving strategy provides a visual, step-by-step plan that helps readers solve a wide variety of problems. Sample and practice problems throughout each chapter allow readers of various levels and learning styles to practice and master quantitative skills. Chemistry in Our Lives, Measurements, Matter and Energy, Atoms and Elements, Names and Formulas of Compounds, Moles and Chemical Quantities, Chemical Reactions and Equations, Quantities in Chemical Reactions, Atomic Structure and Periodic Trends, Molecular Structures in Liquids and Solids, Gases and Their Properties, Solutions, Chemical Equilibrium, Acids and Bases, Oxidation- Reduction: Transfer of Electrons, Nuclear Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry For all readers interested in preparatory chemistry