Chemistry
3rd Edition
Published on 21. April 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
480 pages
978-0-230-00011-7 (ISBN)
Description
This student-friendly text has been written to provide a course in chemical literacy. Providing complete yet concise coverage of core topics, it starts students from scratch and assumes only a minimal experience of mathematics and science. The third edition has been fully updated, and includes a new chapter on Forensic Chemistry. It now has a second colour throughout to enhance its many features including diagrams, examples and exercises, and to highlight important points. The third edition also includes direct references in the text to the companion website which accompanies this book.
Reviews / Votes
'[A] comprehensive introductory undergraduate text covering all the essentials required for a foundation chemistry course.' - Education in ChemistryMore details
Series
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
920 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-00011-7 (9780230000117)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Persons
ROB LEWIS is Head of Department of Physical Sciences and Director of the Centre for Police Sciences at the University of Glamorgan, UK. He is an experienced Lecturer of Chemistry and Forensic Science in the tertiary and university sectors and is a former chief examiner at A-level. His research interests include the industrial applications of spectroscopy. WYNNE EVANS is Head of Department for Chemistry at the University of Glamorgan, UK. She has worked as a senior tutor in Inorganic Chemistry for the Open University and as an A-Level examiner. Her research interests include organometallic and coordination chemistry.
Content
Periodic Table Preface How to use this Book Acknowledgements Numbers, Units and Measurement Elements, Compounds and Reactions Inside the Atom Bonding Between Atoms More about Bonding Reactions of Ions in Solution Oxidation and Reduction The Mole Calculating Concentrations Gases, Liquids and Solids Solutions and Solubility Chemical Families Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions Speed of Chemical Reactions Dynamic Chemical Equilibria Acid-Base Equilibria Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons Common Classes of Organic Compounds Separating Mixtures Light and Spectroscopy Nuclear and Radiochemistry Environmental Chemistry Forensic Chemistry Valencies of Common Ions Electronic Structures Answers to Exercises and Revision Questions Glossary Index Useful Physical Constants