Introductory chemistry
/ Gregory R. Choppin and Russell H. Johnsen.
- Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1972
- xiii, 498 p. illus. 24 cm.
- Addison-Wesley series in chemistry .
The scope of modern chemistry; Origins of the atomic theory; Chemical reactions and chemical calculations; The states of matter; Inside the atom; Chemical elements and the periodic law; The quantum-mechanical model of the hydrogen atom; Atoms more complex than hydrogen; Ions and molecules: an introduction; Solids; Thermochemistry; Chemical equilibrium; Ideal solutions; Ionic solutions; Molecular orbital theory; Structure and bonding in polyatomic molecules; Carbon: the stuff of life; The dynamics of chemical reactions; Oxidation and reduction; The metallic state; Groups I, II and III; Group IV and the metalloids; Nonmetallic elements; The transition and inner transition elements; Metal iron complexes; The origins of life: some biochemical problems; The determination of molecular structure; Nuclear and radiochemistry; High-energy chemistry