General, Organic & Biological Chemistry
ISBN: 9780077274290 | 0077274296
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Pub. Date: 2/3/2009
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This new GOB textbook is written with the same student-focused, direct writing style that has been so successful in the Smith:Organic Chemistrytext. Smith writes with a bulleted approach that delivers need-to-know information in a succinct style for today�s students. Armed with an excellent illustration program full of macro-to-micro art, as well as many applications to biological, medical, consumer, and environmental topics, this book is a powerhouse of learning for students..
| Matter and Measurement | |
| Chemistry—The Science of Everyday Experience | |
| States of Matter | |
| Classification of Matter | |
| Measurement | |
| Significant Figures | |
| Scientific Notation | |
| Problem Solving Using the Factor–Label Method | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine—Problem Solving Using Clinical Conversion Factors | |
| Temperature | |
| Density and Specific Gravity | |
| Atoms and the Periodic Table | |
| Elements | |
| Structure of the Atom | |
| Isotopes | |
| The Periodic Table | |
| Electronic Structure | |
| Electronic Configurations | |
| Electronic Configurations and the Periodic Table | |
| Periodic Trends | |
| Ionic Compounds | |
| Introduction to Bonding | |
| Ions | |
| Ionic Compounds | |
| Naming Ionic Compounds | |
| Physical Properties of Ionic Compounds | |
| Polyatomic Ions | |
| Covalent Compounds | |
| Introduction to Covalent Bonding | |
| Lewis Structures | |
| Exceptions to the Octet Rule | |
| Resonance | |
| Naming Covalent Compounds | |
| Molecular Shape | |
| Electronegativity and Bond Polarity | |
| Polarity of Molecules | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Covalent Drugs and Medical Products | |
| Chemical Reactions | |
| Introduction to Chemical Reactions | |
| Balancing Chemical Equations | |
| The Mole and Avogadro’s Number | |
| Mass to Mole Conversions | |
| Mole Calculations in Chemical Equations | |
| Mass Calculations in Chemical Equations | |
| Percent Yield | |
| Oxidation and Reduction | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine—Pacemakers | |
| Energy Changes, Reaction Rates, and Equilibrium | |
| Energy | |
| Energy Changes in Reactions | |
| Energy Diagrams | |
| Reaction Rates | |
| Equilibrium | |
| Le Châtelier’s Principle | |
| Focus on the Human Bod: Body Temperature | |
| Gases, Liquids, and Solids | |
| Introduction | |
| Gases and Pressure | |
| Gas Laws That Relate Pressure, Volume, and Temperature | |
| Avogadro’s Law—How Volume and Moles Are Related | |
| The Ideal Gas Law | |
| Dalton’s Law and Partial Pressures | |
| Intermolecular Forces, Boiling Point, and Melting Point | |
| The Liquid State | |
| The Solid State | |
| Energy and Phase Changes | |
| Solutions | |
| Introduction | |
| Solubility—General Features | |
| Solubility—Effects of Temperature and Pressure | |
| Concentration Units—Percent Concentration | |
| Concentration Units—Molarity | |
| Dilution | |
| Colligative Properties | |
| Osmosis and Dialysis | |
| Acids and Bases | |
| Introduction to Acids and Bases | |
| Proton Transfer—The Reaction of a Brønsted–Lowry Acid with a Brønsted–Lowry Base | |
| Acid and Base Strength | |
| Equilibrium and Acid Dissociation Constants | |
| Dissociation of Water | |
| The pH Scale | |
| Common Acid–Base Reactions | |
| The Acidity and Basicity of Salt Solutions | |
| Titration | |
| Buffers | |
| Focus on the Human Body: Buffers in the Blood | |
| Nuclear Chemistry | |
| Introduction | |
| Nuclear Reactions | |
| Half-Life | |
| Detecting and Measuring Radiation | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Medical Uses of Radioisotopes | |
| Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Fusion | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Medical Imaging Without Radioactivity | |
| Introduction to Organic Molecules and Functional Groups | |
| Introduction to Organic Chemistry | |
| Characteristic Features of Organic Compounds | |
| Shapes of Organic Molecules | |
| Drawing Organic Molecules | |
| Functional Groups | |
| Properties of Organic Compounds | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Vitamins | |
| Alkanes | |
| Introduction | |
| Simple Alkanes | |
| An Introduction to Nomenclature | |
| Alkane Nomenclature | |
| Cycloalkanes | |
| Focus on the Environment—Fossil Fuels | |
| Physical Properties | |
| Focus on the Environment: Combustion | |
| Unsaturated Hydrocarbons | |
| Alkenes and Alkynes | |
| Nomenclature of Alkenes and Alkynes | |
| Cis–Trans Isomers | |
| Interesting Alkenes in Food and Medicine | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Oral Contraceptives | |
| Reactions of Alkenes | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Margarine or Butter? | |
| Polymers—The Fabric of Modern Society | |
| Aromatic Compounds | |
| Nomenclature of Benzene Derivatives | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Aromatic Drugs, Sunscreens, and Carcinogens | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Phenols and Antioxidants | |
| Reactions of Aromatic Compounds | |
| Organic Compounds that Contain Oxygen, Halogen, or Sulfur | |
| Introduction | |
| Structure and Properties of Alcohols | |
| Nomenclature of Alcohols | |
| Interesting Alcohols | |
| Reactions of Alcohols | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Ethanol, the Most Widely Abused Drug | |
| Structure and Properties of Ethers | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Ethers as Anesthetics | |
| Alkyl Halides | |
| Organic Compounds That Contain Sulfur | |
| The Three-Dimensional Shape of Molecules | |
| Isomers—A Review | |
| Looking Glass Chemistry—Molecules and Their Mirror Images | |
| Chirality Centers | |
| Chirality Centers in Cyclic Compounds | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Chiral Drugs | |
| Fischer Projections | |
| Compounds With Two or More Chirality Centers | |
| Focus on the Human Body: The Sense of Smell | |
| Aldehydes and Ketones | |
| Structure and Bonding | |
| Nomenclature | |
| Physical Properties | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Interesting Aldehydes and Ketones | |
| Reactions of Aldehydes and Ketones | |
| Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones | |
| Focus on the Human Body: The Chemistry of Vision | |
| Acetal Formation | |
| Carboxylic Acids, Esters, and Amides | |
| Structure and Bonding | |
| Nomenclature | |
| Physical Properties | |
| Interesting Carboxylic Acids in Consumer Products and Medicines | |
| Interesting Esters and Amides | |
| The Acidity of Carboxylic Acids | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Aspirin | |
| The Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Esters and Amides | |
| Hydrolysis of Esters and Amides | |
| Synthetic Polymers in Modern Society—Polyamides and Polyesters | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Penicillin | |
| Amines and Neurotransmitters | |
| Structure and Bonding | |
| Nomenclature | |
| Physical Properties | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Caffeine and Nicotine | |
| Alkaloids—Amines from Plant Sources | |
| Amines as Bases | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Ammonium Salts as Useful Drugs | |
| Neurotransmitters | |
| Focus on the Human Body: Epinephrine and Related Compounds | |
| Focus on Health and Medicine: Hi | |
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