Offers students an understanding of chemical principles. This second edition includes applications and real world problems. It also includes material on nutrition and 'Picture of Health' drawings, which allow students to see chemistry inside the human body. It includes supplements such as Instructor's CD-ROM; Overhead Transparencies; and more.

The Language of Chemistry - Atomic Structure - Molecules and Chemical Bonds - Chemical Calculations - The Physical Properties of Gases - Interactions Between Molecules - Solutions - Chemical Reactions - Acids, Basis, and Buffers - Chemical and Biological Effects of Radiation - Organic Chemistry and Saturated Hydrocarbons - Unsaturated Hydrocarbons - Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, and Their Sulphur Analogues - Aldehydes and Ketones - Carboxylic Acids, Esters, and Other Derivatives - Amines and Amides - Stereoisomerism - Carbohydrates - Lipids - Proteins - Nucleic Acids - An Overview of Metabolism, and the Role of Enzymes - Carbohydrate Metabolism - The Metabolism of Fatty Acids - Amino Acid Metabolism - Hormones and the Control of Metabolic Interrelationships - Appendix 1: Nomenclature: Naming Chemical Compounds - Appendix 2: Significant Figures - Appendix 3: Scientific Notation - Appendix 4: Molarity - Glossary - Answers to Problems Following In-Chapter Worked Examples - Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises - Credits - Index