1. Matter, Measurement, and Problem Solving 2. Atoms and Elements 3. Molecules, Compounds, and Chemical Equations 4. Chemical Quantities and Aqueous Reactions 5. Gases 6. Thermochemistry 7. The Quantum-Mechanical Model of the Atom 8. Periodic Properties of the Elements 9. Chemical Bonding I: The Lewis Model 10. Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Shapes, Valence Bond Theory, and Molecular Orbital Theory 11. Liquids, Solids, and Intermolecular Forces 12. Solutions 13. Chemical Kinetics 14. Chemical Equilibrium 15. Acids and Bases 16. Aqueous ionic Equilibrium 17. Free Energy and Thermodynamics 18. Electrochemistry 19. Radioactivity and Nuclear Chemistry Appendix I. Common Mathematical Operations in Chemistry Appendix II. Useful Data Appendix III. Answers to Selected Exercises Appendix IV. Answers to In-Chapter Practice Problems

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