Introductory Chemistry: Concepts and Connections

ISBN-10: 0130310271
ISBN-13: 9780130310279
Series: Introductory Chemistry
Pages: 320
Language: English
Published: 2000-08-23
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Author: Charles H. Corwin

Description

This comprehensive book gives readers easy access to the basic concepts and their relevant connections of the chemical principles operating in everyday life. Numerous examples and real-world applications provide chemistry enthusiasts with long-term, meaningful understandings. Chapter topics include scientific measurements, matter and energy, models of the atom, chemical reactions, the mole concept, liquids and solids, acids and bases, oxidation and reduction, chemical equilibrium, nuclear and organic chemistry, and biochemistry. For those who understand that knowledge of chemistry constitutes an empowering life skill.