• General College Chemistry
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  • Unit I. Atoms
  • Unit II. Molecules
  • Unit III. Interactions
  • Unit IV. Reactions
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    Physical SciencesChemistry

    General College Chemistry

    Volume 1

    Table of Contents

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    General College Chemistry introduces students to the study of chemistry using an atoms-first approach. The first unit, Atoms, explores the structure of atoms, while reviewing the key historical studies and experiments that led to our modern understanding. Electronic structure and periodic trends are also presented. The second unit, Molecules, presents various models of bonding including Lewis Structures, Valence Bond Theory, and Molecular Orbital Theory, and further develops concepts of isomerism, molecular shape and polarity. The third unit, Interactions, explores the ways that systems of molecules interact with each other, leading to bulk scale properties. These are exemplified using gases and condensed phases and emphasizing intermolecular interactions. The fourth unit, Reactions, introduces chemical equations, reaction stoichiometry, and basic thermochemistry concepts to explore the ways that matter can be rearranged and the energy associated with those changes.
    Foreword1
    Unit I. Atoms3
    1. Introduction5
    2. Matter11
    3. Measurement41
    4. The Atom75
    5. Periodic Table97
    6. Moles & Mass109
    7. Light127
    8. Blackbody Radiation, Photoelectric Effect141
    9. Atomic Spectra, Bohr Model151
    10. Orbitals & Quantum Numbers167
    11. Electron Configurations187
    12. Periodic Trends201
    Unit II. Molecules213
    13. Bonding215
    14. Nomenclature241
    15. Lewis Structures Part 1253
    16. Lewis Structures Part 2271
    17. Molecular Shape281
    18. Polarity299
    19. Organic Molecules307
    20. Isomers319
    21. Valence Bond Theory343
    22. Molecular Orbital Theory371
    Unit III. Interactions393
    23. Pressure & Gas Laws395
    24. Combined & Ideal Gas Laws427
    25. Dalton's Law, Graham's Law, Henry's Law443
    26. Kinetic Molecular Theory, Real Gases479
    27. Intermolecular Forces495
    28. Properties of Water515
    29. Applications of IMF527
    30. Phase Diagrams543
    Unit IV. Reactions557
    31. Stoichiometry559
    32. Limiting Reactants, % Yield579
    33. % Composition, Empirical Formulas591
    34. Energy, Heat, and Work615
    35. Calorimetry Part 1633
    36. Calorimetry Part 2649
    37. Enthalpy Part 1657
    38. Enthalpy Part 2685
    39. Entropy699
    40. Gibb's Free Energy719
    41. Climate and Human Impacts737

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