ABSTRACT

Presents short topics tied to numerical or conceptual ideas, reinforced with worked examples and questions Retaining the user-friendly style of the first edition, this text is designed to eliminate the knowledge gap for those life sciences students who have not studied chemistry at an advanced level. It contains new chapters on -  

chapter 1|14 pages

Elements, Atoms, and Electrons

chapter 2|18 pages

Covalent Bonding and Molecules

chapter 3|12 pages

Forces Within and Between Molecules

chapter 4|10 pages

Chemical Reactions

chapter 5|8 pages

Water

chapter 6|16 pages

Acids, Bases, and Buffers

chapter 7|12 pages

Gases

chapter 8|20 pages

Aliphatic Carbon Compounds

chapter 10|20 pages

Aromatic Carbon Compounds and Isomerism

chapter 11|18 pages

Organic and Biological Reaction Mechanisms

chapter 12|14 pages

Sulphur and Phosphorus

chapter 13|10 pages

Oxidation and Reduction Reactions

chapter 14|12 pages

Metals in Biology

chapter 15|12 pages

Energy

chapter 16|12 pages

Reactions and Equilibrium

chapter 17|14 pages

Light