Chemistry

ROB LEWIS is Head of Physical Sciences at the University of Glamorgan. He is an experienced lecturer of chemistry and forensic science in the tertiary and university sectors and is a former chief examiner at A- and S-level. His research interests include the industrial applications of spectroscopy. - WYNNE EVANS is Award Leader for the Chemistry degree at the University of Glamorgan. 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.

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 Chances 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 - Valencies of Common Ions - Electronic Structures - Answers to Exercises and Revision Questions - Glossary - Index - Table of Constants