Chemistry: The Central Science in SI Units, Expanded Edition, Global Edition, 15th edition

Published by Pearson (March 4, 2022) © 2022

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  • Bruce E. Bursten Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  • Catherine Murphy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Patrick Woodward The Ohio State University
  • Matthew E. Stoltzfus The Ohio State University
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  • Introduction: Matter, Energy, and Measurement
  • Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
  • Chemical Reactions and Reaction Stoichiometry
  • Reactions in Aqueous Solution
  • Thermochemistry
  • Electronic Structure of Atoms
  • Periodic Properties of the Elements
  • Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding
  • Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories
  • Gases
  • Liquids and Intermolecular Forces
  • Solids and Modern Materials
  • Properties of Solutions
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Chemical Equilibrium
  • Acid-Base Equilibria
  • Additional Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria
  • Chemistry of the Environment
  • Chemical Thermodynamics
  • Electrochemistry
  • Nuclear Chemistry
  • Chemistry of the Nonmetals
  • Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
  • The Chemistry of Organic Compounds
  • Stereochemistry of Organic Compounds
  • Chemistry of Alkenes and Alkynes
  • Alcohols, Haloalkanes, and Ethers
  • Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carbohydrates
  • Carboxylic Acids and their Derivatives
  • Benzene and its Derivatives
  • Nitrogen-Containing Organic Compounds
  • Solving Molecular Structure

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