Rev. ed. of: Essential chemistry. 2nd ed. c2000.

Includes index.

1 Introduction;
2 Atoms, Molecules, and Ions;
3 Stoichiometry;
4 Reactions in Aqueous Solutions;
5 Gases;
6 Energy Relationships in Chemical Reactions;
7 The Electronic Structure of Atoms;
8 The Periodic Table;
9 Chemical Bonding I: The Covalent Bond;
10 Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Geometry and Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals;
11 Introduction to Organic Chemistry;
12 Intermolecular Forces and Liquids and Solids;
13 Physical Properties of Solutions;
14 Chemical Kinetics;
15 Chemical Equilibrium;
16 Acids and Bases;
17 Acid-Base Equilibria and Solubility Equilibria;
18 Thermodynamics;
19 Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry;
20 The Chemistry of Coordination Compounds;
21 Nuclear Chemistry;
22 Organic Polymers: Synthetic and Natural;
Appendix 1 Units for the Gas Constant;
Appendix 2 Selected Thermodynamic Data at 1 atm and 25 degrees Centigrade;
Appendix 3 Mathematical Operations;
Appendix 4 The Elements and the Derivation of Their Names and Symbols;