General Chemistry, 9th Edition

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The Ninth Edition of this market-leading text has been substantially revised to meet the rapidly changing instructional demands of General Chemistry professors. Known for its carefully developed, thoroughly integrated, step-by-step approach to problem solving, General Chemistry helps students master quantitative skills and build a lasting conceptual understanding of key chemical concepts. The Ninth Edition retains this hallmark approach and builds upon the conceptual focus through key new features and revisions.

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  • Year: 2,007

  • Edition: 9

  • Pages: 1,157

  • Pages In File: 1,157

  • Language: English

  • Topic: 299

  • Issue: 2011 12 30

  • Identifier: 0618857486,9780618857487,9780538497527,0538497521

  • Org File Size: 52,816,887

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  • Tags: Химия и химическая промышленность Общая, теоретическая и неорганическая химия

  • Toc: Front Cover......Page 1Title Page......Page 2Copyright......Page 3Contents......Page 7Essays......Page 18Preface......Page 19A Note to Students......Page 29About the Authors......Page 38About the Cover......Page 391 Chemistry and Measurement......Page 421.1 Modern Chemistry: A Brief Glimpse......Page 431.2 Experiment and Explanation......Page 45A Chemist Looks at. . . The Birth of the Post-it Note®......Page 461.3 Law of Conservation of Mass......Page 471.4 Matter: Physical State and Chemical Constitution......Page 491.5 Measurement and Significant Figures......Page 54Instrumental Methods Separation of Mixtures by Chromatography......Page 551.6 SI Units......Page 601.7 Derived Units......Page 631.8 Units and Dimensional Analysis (Factor-Label Method)......Page 66A Checklist for Review......Page 70Learning Objectives......Page 71Self-Assessment and Review Questions......Page 72Conceptual Problems......Page 73Practice Problems......Page 74General Problems......Page 77Cumulative-Skills Problems......Page 802 Atoms, Molecules, and Ions......Page 822.1 Atomic Theory of Matter......Page 832.2 The Structure of the Atom......Page 852.3 Nuclear Structure; Isotopes......Page 882.4 Atomic Masses......Page 902.5 Periodic Table of the Elements......Page 92A Chemist Looks at Thirty Seconds on the Island of Stability......Page 952.7 Organic Compounds......Page 1002.8 Naming Simple Compounds......Page 101Chemical Reactions: Equations......Page 1112.10 Balancing Chemical Equations......Page 112A Checklist for Review......Page 115Learning Objectives......Page 116Self-Assessment and Review Questions......Page 117Concept Explorations......Page 118Conceptual Problems......Page 119Practice Problems......Page 120General Problems......Page 124Cumulative-Skills Problems......Page 1253 Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations......Page 1273.1 Molecular Mass and Formula Mass......Page 1283.2 The Mole Concept......Page 1303.3 Mass Percentages from the Formula......Page 13