ABSTRACT

This textbook serves as an introduction to the field of chemistry, aimed at secondary school students, and it assumes no prior knowledge on the readers’ part. As an introductory text, the book emphasizes fundamental skills that are necessary for chemistry, and science generally. This includes an emphasis on good writing and a focus on problem solving, with problems incorporated throughout the text. To help prepare students to pursue chemistry further, all information presented is in accord with the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry’s style and technical guidelines and supported through citations to the primary literature.

The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

chapter 1|4 pages

Introduction

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chapter 2|11 pages

Matter and Change

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chapter 3|10 pages

Measurement and Significant Figures

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chapter 4|11 pages

Conversion Factors and Chemical Amounts

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chapter 5|9 pages

Energy

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chapter 6|10 pages

Atomic Structure

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chapter 7|7 pages

Nuclear Change

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chapter 8|9 pages

Electron Configurations

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chapter 9|12 pages

Periodic Trends

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chapter 10|14 pages

Chemical Formulae and Nomenclature

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chapter 11|11 pages

Bonding

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chapter 12|8 pages

Three-Dimensional Structure

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chapter 13|13 pages

Intermolecular Interactions

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chapter 14|12 pages

States and Physical Changes

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chapter 15|11 pages

Describing and Quantifying Chemical Reactions

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chapter 16|16 pages

Chemical Reactions

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Electron Transfer and Electron Sharing
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