Chemical Principles

PETER ATKINS is a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford University, UK, a fellow of Lincoln College, and the author of more than fifty books for students and a general audience. His Physical Chemistry broke new ground by stressing understanding over memorization. Now in its Eighth edition, it remains the leading text in its field. LORETTA JONES is a Professor at the University of Northern Colorado, USA.

Fundamentals - Atoms: The Quantum World - Chemical Bonds - Molecular Shape and Structure - The Properties of Gases - Liquids and Solids - Thermodynamics: The First Law - Thermodynamics: The Second and Third Laws - Physical Equilibria - Chemical Equilibria - Acids and Bases - Aqueous Equilibria - Electrochemistry - Chemical Kinetics - The Elements: The First Four Main Groups - The Elements: The Last Four Main Groups - The Elements: The d Block - Nuclear Chemistry - Organic Chemistry I: The Hydrocarbons - Organic Chemistry II: Polymers and Biological Compounds - Appendix - Nomenclature