Chemistry
Chemistry - The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2008, 1108pp, 5th ed.
With each edition, Chemistry: The Molecular Nature of Matter and Change by Martin Silberberg is becoming a favorite introductory textbook among faculty and students. Silberberg's 5th edition contains features that make it the most comprehensive and relevant text for any student enrolled in a general chemistry course. The textbook contains unprecedented macroscopic to microscopic molecular illustrations.
Table of contents
| 1 | Keys to the Study of Chemistry | 1 |
| 2 | The Components of Matter | 38 |
| 3 | Stoichiometry: Mole-Mass Relationships in Chemical Systems | 84 |
| 4 | The Major Classes of Chemical Reactions | 131 |
| 5 | Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory | 172 |
| 6 | Thermochemistry: Energy Flow and Chemical Change | 220 |
| 7 | Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure | 255 |
| 8 | Electron Configuration and Chemical Periodicity | 287 |
| 9 | Models of Chemical Bonding | 324 |
| 10 | Molecular Shape and Theories of Covalent Bonding | 370 |
| 11 | Intermolecular Forces: Liquids, Solids, and Changes of State | 412 |
| 12 | The Properties of Mixtures: Solutions and Colloids | 463 |
| Interchapter: A Mid-Course Perspective on the Properties of the Elements | 509 | |
| 13 | Periodic Patterns in the Main-Group Elements: Bonding, Structure, and Reactivity | 520 |
| 14 | Organic Compounds and the Atomic Properties of Carbon | 585 |
| 15 | Kinetics: Rates and Mechanisms of Chemical Reactions | 644 |
| 16 | Equilibrium: The Extent of Chemical Reactions | 694 |
| 17 | Acid-Base Equilibria | 736 |
| 18 | Ionic Equilibria in Aqueous Systems | 784 |
| 19 | Thermodynamics: Entropy, Free Energy, and the Direction of Chemical Reactions | 837 |
| 20 | Electrochemistry: Chemical Change and Electrical Work | 874 |
| 21 | Nuclear Reactions and Their Applications | 931 |
| 22 | The Transition Elements and Their Coordination Compounds | 972 |
| 23 | The Elements in Nature and Industry | 1012 |
| Appendix A: Common Mathematical Operations in Chemistry | A-1 | |
| Appendix B: Standard Thermodynamic Values for Selected Substances at 298 K [actual symbol not reproducible] | A-6 | |
| Appendix C: Answers to Selected Problems | A-12 | |
| Glossary | G-1 | |
| Credits | C-1 | |
| Index | I-1 |