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Innehållsförteckning
Introduction 1
Chapter 1: Matter and Energy: Exploring the Stuff of Chemistry5
Chapter 2: What’s In an Atom? 17
Chapter 3: The Periodic Table 35
Chapter 4: Nuclear Chemistry 43
Chapter 5: Ionic Bonding 55
Chapter 6: Covalent Bonding 69
Chapter 7: Chemical Reactions 87
Chapter 8: Electrochemistry: Using Electrons 111
Chapter 9: Measuring Substances with the Mole 125
Chapter 10: A Salute to Solutions 135
Chapter 11: Acids and Bases 145
Chapter 12: Clearing the Air on Gases 159
Chapter 13: Ten Serendipitous Discoveries in Chemistry 171
Index 175
Om författaren
John T. Moore, Ed D, is Regents Professor of Chemistry at Stephen F. Austin State University. He is the author of Chemistry For Dummies and coauthor of Biochemistry For Dummies.