Silberberg, Martin S. 1945-

Chemistry : the molecular nature of matter and change / Martin S. Silberberg. - 5th ed. - Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2009. - xxvii, 1108p ill. ; 28 cm. + Student study guide.

Accompanied by: Student study guide / prepared by Elizabeth Bent Weberg. Includes index.

Keys to the study of chemistry -- The components of matter -- Stoichiometry of formulas and equations -- The major classes of chemical reactions -- Gases and the kinetic-molecular theory -- Thermochemistry: energy flow and chemical change -- Quantum theory and atomic structure -- Electron configuration and chemical periodicity -- Models of chemical bonding -- The shapes of molecules -- Theories of covalent bonding -- Intermolecular forces: liquids, solids, and phase changes -- The properties of mixtures: solutions and colloids -- Interchapter: a perspective on the properties of the elements -- Periodic patterns in the main-group elements -- Organic compounds and the atomic properties of carbon -- Kinetics: rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions -- Equilibrium: the extent of chemical reactions -- Acid-base equilibria -- Ionic equilibria in aqueous systems -- Thermodynamics: entropy, free energy, and the direction of chemical reactions -- Electrochemistry: chemical change and electrical work -- The elements in nature and industry -- The transition elements and their coordination compounds -- Nuclear reactions and their applications.

9780073048598 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780073048628 (Annotated instructor's edition) 0073048593 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780077216504 0077216504 9780073048611 (Student study guide)

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