Introductory Chemistry in SI Units

Nivaldo Tro has been teaching college chemistry since 1990 and is currently teaching at Santa Barbara City College. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Stanford University for work on developing and using optical techniques to study the adsorption and desorption of molecules to and from surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum. He then went on to the University of California at Berkeley, where he did postdoctoral research on ultrafast reaction dynamics in solution. Professor Tro has been awarded grants from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, from the Research Corporation, and from the National Science Foundation to study the dynamics of various processes occurring in thin adlayer films adsorbed on dielectric surfaces. Professor Tro lives in Santa Barbara with his wife, Ann. In his leisure time, Professor Tro enjoys cycling, surfing, and being outdoors.

Chapter 1 The Chemical World
Chapter 2 Measurement and Problem Solving
Chapter 3 Matter and Energy
Chapter 4 Atoms and Elements
Chapter 5 Molecules and Compounds
Chapter 6 Chemical Composition
Chapter 7 Chemical Reactions
Chapter 8 Quantities in Chemical Reactions
Chapter 9 Electrons in Atoms and the Periodic Table
Chapter 10 Chemical Bonding
Chapter 11 Gases
Chapter 12 Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular Forces
Chapter 13 Solutions
Chapter 14 Acids and Bases
Chapter 15 Chemical Equilibrium
Chapter 16 Oxidation and Reduction
Chapter 17 Radioactive and Nuclear Chemistry
Chapter 18 Organic Chemistry
Chapter 19 Biochemistry
Appendix: Mathematics Review
Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises
Glossary
Credits
Index