General Chemistry

Key Benefit: General Chemistry: Atoms First with MasteringChemistry^(R) starts from the building blocks of chemistry, the atom, allowing the authors to tell a cohesive story that progresses logically through molecules and compounds to help students intuitively follow complex concepts more logically. This unified thread of ideas helps students build a better foundation and ultimately gain a deeper understanding of chemical concepts. Students can more easily understand the microscopic-to-macroscopic connections between unobservable atoms and the observable behavior of matter in daily life, and are brought immediately into real chemistry--instead of being forced to memorize facts. Reflecting a true atoms first perspective, the Second Edition features experienced atoms-first authors, incorporates recommendations from a panel of atoms-first experts, and follows historical beliefs in teaching chemistry concepts based and real experimental data first. This approach distinguishes this text in the market based whereby other authors teach theory first, followed by experimental data. The text's robust technology program includes new Pause/Predict videos, new simulations and animations, and tutorials written specifically to teach with an atoms-first approach in MasteringChemistry^(R). Key Topics: Chemical Tools: Experimentation and Measurement, The Structure and Stability of Atoms, Periodicity and the Electronic Structure Atomic Structure, Atoms and Ionic Bonds, Atoms and Covalent Bonds, Covalent Bonds and Molecular Structure, Chemical Arithmetic: Stoichiometry, Reactions in Aqueous Solution, Thermochemistry: Chemical Energy, Gases: Their Properties and Behavior, Liquids, Solids, and Phase Changes, Solutions and Their Properties, The Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions, Chemical Equilibrium: The Extent of Chemical Reactions, Aqueous Equilibria: Acids and Bases, Applications of Aqueous Equilibria, Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free Energy, and Equilibrium, Electrochemistry, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Water, The Main-Group Elements, Transition Elements and Coordination Chemistry, Metals and Solid-State Materials, Nuclear Chemistry, Organic and Biological Chemistry Market Intended for those who would like to gain a basic knowledge of chemistry, using an atoms first approach.