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Periodic Table of Elements
1.1: The Scope of Chemistry
1.2: Hypothesis, Theories, and Laws
1.3: The Scientific Method - How Chemists Think
1.4: A Beginning Chemist - How to Succeed
1.5: Basic Definitions
1.6: Cutting Aluminum Until You Get Atoms
1.7: Indivisible - The Atomic Theory
1.8: The Nuclear Atom
1.9: The Properties of Protons, Neutrons, and Electrons
1.10: Elements Are Defined by Their Number of Protons
1.11: Isotopes: When the Number of Neutrons Varies
1.12: Looking for Patterns - The Periodic Table
1.13: Ions: Atoms That Have Lost or Gained Electrons
1.14: Phase Transitions - Melting, Boiling, and Subliming
2.1: Prelude to Measurements
2.2: Expressing Numbers
2.3: Expressing Units
2.4: Significant Figures
2.5: Converting Units
2.6: Units of Temperature and Density
2.7: Energy
2.8: Heat
3.1: Compounds Display Constant Composition
3.2: Chemical Formulas - How to Represent Compounds
3.3: Nomenclature - Naming Compounds
3.4: Writing Formulas for Ionic Compounds. Polyatomic Ions
3.5: Naming Ionic Compounds and Hydrates
3.6: Naming Covalent (Molecular) Compounds
3.7: Naming Acids
3.8: Nomenclature Summary
4.1: Prelude to Chemical Reactions
4.2: The Chemical Equation
4.3: Single and Double Replacement Reactions
4.4: Ionic Equations - A Closer Look
4.5: Neutralization Reactions
4.6: Composition, Decomposition, and Combustion Reactions
4.7: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
5.1: Masses of Atoms and Molecules
5.2: Stoichiometry
5.3: The Mole
5.4: The Mole in Chemical Reactions
5.5: Mole-Mass and Mass-Mass Calculations
5.6: Limiting Reagents
5.7: Yields
5.8: Enthalpy and Chemical Reactions
5.9: Stoichiometry Calculations Using Enthalpy
6.1: Light is Visible Electromagnetic Radiation
6.2: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
6.3: The Bohr Model: Atoms with Orbits
6.4: The Quantum-Mechanical Model: Atoms with Orbitals
6.5: Quantum Numbers, Atomic Orbitals, and Electron Configurations
6.6: Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
6.7: Periodic Trends - Atomic Size, Ionization Energy, and Metallic Character
6.8: Representing Valence Electrons with Dots
6.9: Lewis Structures of Ionic Compounds - Electrons Transferred
6.10: Covalent Lewis Structures - Electrons Shared
6.11: Writing Lewis Structures for Covalent Compounds
6.12: Predicting the Shapes of Molecules
6.13: Electronegativity and Polarity - Why Oil and Water Don’t Mix
6.14: Intermolecular Forces
7.1: Solutions - Homogeneous Mixtures
7.2: Solution Concentration: Mass Percent
7.3: Solution Concentration: Molarity
7.4: Solution Dilution
7.5: Solution Stoichiometry
8.1: Introduction
8.2: Arrhenius Acids and Bases
8.3: Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
8.4: Acid-Base Titrations
8.5: Strong and Weak Acids and Bases and their Salts
8.6: Autoionization of Water
8.7: The pH Scale
8.8: Buffers
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