Includes index

1. Chemistry : the study of change -- 2. Atoms, molecules, and ions -- 3. Mass relationships in chemical reactions -- 4. Reactions in aqueous solutions -- 5. Gases -- 6. Thermochemistry -- 7. Quantum theory and the electronic structure of atoms -- 8. Periodic relationships among the elements -- 9. Chemical bonding 1: basic concepts -- 10. Chemical bonding 2 : molecular geometry and hybridization of atomic orbitals -- 11. Intermolecular forces and liquids and solids -- 12. Physical properties of solutions -- 13. Chemical kinetics -- 14. Chemical equilibrium -- 15. Acids and bases -- 16. Acid-base equilibria and solubility equilibria -- 17. Chemistry in the atmosphere -- 18. Entropy, free energy, and equilibrium -- 19. Electrochemistry -- 20. Metallurgy and the chemistry of metals -- 21. Nonmetallic elements and their compounds -- 22. Transition metal chemistry and coordination compounds -- 23. Nuclear chemistry -- 24. Organic chemistry -- 25. Synthetic and natural organic polymers -- Appendix 1 : Derivation of the names of elements -- Appendix 2 : Units for the gas constant -- Appendix 3 : Thermodynamic data at 1 atm and 25℗ʻC -- Appendix 4 : Mathematical operations