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Introduction: Matter and measurement -- 1. The study of chemistry. Classifications of matter -- Properties of matter -- Units of measurement -- Uncertainty in measurement -- Dimensional analysis -- 2.Atoms, molecules, and ions. The atomic theory of matter -- The discovery of atomic structure -- The modern view of atomic structure -- Atomic weights -- The periodic table -- Molecules and molecular compounds -- Ions and ionic compounds -- Naming inorganic compounds -- Some simple organic compounds -- 3. Stoichiometry: calculations with chemical formulas and equations. Chemical equations -- Some simple patterns of chemical reactivity -- Formula weights -- Avogadro's number and the mole -- Empirical formulas from analyses -- Quantitative information from balanced equations -- Limiting reactants -- 4. Aqueous reactions and solution stoichiometry. General properties of aqueous solutions -- Precipitation reactions -- Acid-base reactions -- Oxidation-reduction reactions -- Concentrations of solutions -- Solution stoichiometry and chemical analysis -- 5. Thermochemistry. The nature of energy -- The first law of thermodynamics -- Enthalpy -- Enthalpies of reaction -- Calorimetry -- Hess's law -- Enthalpies of formation -- Foods and fuels --

6. Electronic structure of atoms. The wave nature of light -- Quantized energy and photons -- Line spectra and the bohr model -- The wave behavior of matter -- Quantum mechanics and atomic orbitals -- Representations of orbitals -- Many-electron atoms -- Electron configurations -- Electron configurations and the periodic table -- 7. Periodic properties of the elements. Development of the periodic table -- Effective nuclear charge -- Sizes of atoms and ions -- Ionization energy -- Electron affinities -- Metals, nonmetals, and metalloids -- Group trends for the active metals -- Group trends for selected nonmetals -- 8. Basic concepts of chemical bonding. Chemical bonds, lewis symbols, and the octet rule -- Ionic bonding -- Covalent bonding -- Bond polarity and electronegativity -- Drawing lewis structures -- Resonance structures -- Exceptions to the octet rule -- Strengths of covalent bonds -- 9. Molecular geometry and bonding theories. Molecular shapes -- The VSEPR model -- Molecular shape and molecular polarity -- Covalent bonding and orbital overlap -- Hybrid orbitals -- Multiple bonds -- Molecular orbitals -- Second-row diatomic molecules -- 10. Gases. Characteristics of gases -- Pressure -- The gas laws -- The ideal-gas equation -- Further applications of the ideal-gas equation -- Gas mixtures and partial pressures -- Kinetic-molecular theory -- Molecular effusion and diffusion -- Real gases: deviations from ideal behavior --

11. Intermolecular forces, liquids, and solids. A molecular comparison of gases, liquids, and solids -- Intermolecular forces -- Some properties of liquids -- Phase changes -- Vapor pressure -- Phase diagrams -- Structures of solids -- Bonding in solids -- 12. Modern materials. Classes of materials -- Materials for structure -- Materials for medicine -- Materials for electronics -- Materials for optics -- Materials for nanotechnology -- 13. Properties of solutions. The solution process -- Saturated solutions and solubility -- Factors affecting solubility -- Ways of expressing concentration -- Colligative properties -- Colloids -- 14. Chemical kinetics. Factors that affect reaction rates -- Reaction rates -- Concentration and rate -- The change of concentration with time -- Temperature and rate -- Reaction mechanisms -- Catalysis -- 15. Chemical equilibrium. The concept of equilibrium -- The equilibrium constant -- Interpreting and working with equilibrium constants -- Heterogeneous equilibria -- Calculating equilibrium constants -- Applications of equilibrium constants -- Le Châtelier's principle --

16. Acid-base equilibria. Acids and bases: a brief review -- Brønsted/lowry acids and bases -- The autoionization of water -- The pH scale -- Strong acids and bases -- Weak acids -- Weak bases -- Relationship between Ka and Kb -- Acid-base properties of salt solutions -- Acid-base behavior and chemical structure -- Lewis acids and bases -- 17. Additional aspects of aqueous equilibria. The common-ion effect -- Buffered solutions -- Acid-base titrations -- Solubility equilibria -- Factors that affect solubility -- Precipitation and separation of ions -- Qualitative analysis for metallic elements -- 18. Chemistry of the environment. Earth's atmosphere -- Outer regions of the atmosphere -- Ozone in the upper atmosphere -- Chemistry of the troposphere -- The world ocean -- Fresh water -- Green chemistry -- 19. Chemical thermodynamics. Spontaneous processes -- Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics -- The molecular interpretation of entropy -- Entropy changes in chemical reactions -- Gibbs free energy -- Free energy and temperature -- Free energy and the equilibrium constant -- 20. Electrochemistry. Oxidation states -- Balancing oxidation-reduction equations -- Voltaic cells -- Cell EMF under standard conditions -- Free energy and redox reactions -- Cell EMF under nonstandard conditions -- Batteries and fuel cells -- Corrosion -- Electrolysis --

21. Nuclear chemistry. Radioactivity -- Patterns of nuclear stability -- Nuclear transmutations -- Rates of radioactive decay -- Detection of radioactivity -- Energy changes in nuclear reactions -- Nuclear fission -- Nuclear fusion -- Biological effects of radiation -- 22. Chemistry of the nonmetals. General concepts: periodic trends and chemical reactions -- Hydrogen -- Group 8a: the noble gases -- Group 7a: the halogens -- Oxygen -- The other group 6a elements: S, Se, Te, and Po -- Nitrogen -- The other group 5a elements: P, As, Sb, and Bi -- Carbon -- The other group 4a elements: Si, Ge, Sn, and Pb -- Boron -- 23. Metals and metallurgy. Occurrence and distribution of metals -- Pyrometallurgy -- Hydrometallurgy -- Electrometallurgy -- Metallic bonding -- Alloys -- Transition metals -- Chemistry of selected transition metals -- 24. Chemistry of coordination compounds. Metal complexes -- Ligands with more than one donor atom -- Nomenclature of coordination chemistry -- Isomerism -- Color and magnetism -- Crystal-field theory -- 25. The chemistry of life: organic and biological chemistry. Some general characteristics of organic molecules -- Introduction to hydrocarbons -- Alkanes -- Unsaturated hydrocarbons -- Functional groups: alcohols and ethers -- Compounds with a carbonyl group -- Chirality in organic chemistry -- Introduction to biochemistry -- Proteins -- Carbohydrates -- Nucleic acids.