U Can: Chemistry I For Dummies (eBook)

John T. Moore, EdD, has taught chemistry at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, for more than 40 years. Christopher R. Hren is a Michigan State University graduate and teaches high school chemistry. Peter J. Mikulecky, PhD, teaches chemistry and biology at Fusion Learning Center and Fusion Academy.

Introduction 1

Part I GettIng Started with Chemistry 5

chapter 1: Looking at Numbers Scientifically 7

chapter 2: Using and Converting Units 23

chapter 3: Breaking Down Atoms into Their Subatomic Particles 41

chapter 4: Surveying the Periodic Table of the Elements 55

Part II Making and Breaking Bonds through Reactions 83

chapter 5: Building Bonds 85

chapter 6: Naming Compounds and Writing Formulas 123

chapter 7: Understanding the Many Uses of the Mole 145

chapter 8: Getting a Grip on Chemical Equations 161

chapter 9: Putting Stoichiometry to Work 183

Part III Examining Changes In Energy and SolutIons 201

chapter 10: Understanding States of Matter in Terms of Energy 203

chapter 11: Warming Up to Thermochemistry 221

chapter 12: Obeying Gas Laws 239

chapter 13: Dissolving into Solutions 265

chapter 14: Playing Hot and Cold: Colligative Properties 283

chapter 15: Working with Acids and Bases 297

chapter 16: Achieving Neutrality with Titrations and Buffers 315

Part IV Reaching Equilibrium 327

chapter 17: Exploring Rates and Equilibrium 329

chapter 18: Accounting for Electrons in Redox 341

chapter 19: Galvanizing Yourself to Do Electrochemistry 353

chapter 20: Doing Chemistry with Atomic Nuclei 367

Part V The Part of Tens 381

chapter 21: Ten Tips for Acing a Chemistry Test 383

chapter 22: Ten Chemistry Formulas You Should Remember 387

chapter 23: Ten Annoying Exceptions to Chemistry Rules 393

chapter 24: Ten (Or So) Great Chemists 399

chapter 25: Ten Serendipitous Discoveries in Chemistry 403

Glossary 407

Index 419