Overview
Table of contents
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART ONE: UNDERSTANDING MATTERChapter 1. Scientific Method and ChemistryChapter 2. Data and How to Study ItChapter 3. Properties of MatterChapter 4. Elements, Symbols, and the Periodic TableTest: Part OnePART TWO: CHEMICAL BUILDING BLOCKSChapter 5. Atoms, Elements, and CompoundsChapter 6. Electron ConfigurationsChapter 7. Concentration and MolarityChapter 8. The Hydrogen AtomTest: Part TwoPART THREE: ELEMENTS, GROUPS, AND BEHAVIORChapter 9. Atomic Number and IonsChapter 10. Organic Chemistry and Functional GroupsChapter 11. RadiochemistryChapter 12. MetalsTest: Part ThreePART FOUR: PROPERTIES AND REACTIONSChapter 13. Chemical BondingChapter 14. Acids and BasesChapter 15. SolidsChapter 16. LiquidsChapter 17. GasesChapter 18. Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, and the FutureTest: Part FourFINAL EXAMANSWERS TO QUIZ, TEST, AND EXAM QUESTIONSREFERENCESINDEX
Author comments
Linda Williams is a nonfiction writer with a specialty in science and medicine. A resident of Houston, Texas, Linda's work has ranged from biochemistry and microbiology to genetics and human enzyme research. She has worked as a technical writer and lead scientist for NASA and McDonnell Douglas, and has served as science speaker for the Medical Sciences Division at NASA-Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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