Foundations of College Chemistry, International Adaptation
16. Edition May 2023
624 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Foundations of College Chemistry, 16th edition presents chemistry as a modern, vital subject and is designed to make introductory chemistry accessible to all beginning students. It is intended for students who have never taken a chemistry course or those who had a significant interruption in their studies but plan to continue with the general chemistry sequence. The central focus is to make chemistry interesting and understandable and teach students the problem-solving skills they will need.
This International Adaptation offers new and updated content with improved presentation of all course material. It builds on the strengths of previous editions, including clear explanations and step-by-step problem solving. The material emphasizes real-world applications of chemistry as the authors develop the principles that form the foundation for the further study of chemistry. There is new and expanded coverage of polarizing power and polarizability - Fajans' rules, collision number and mean free path, abnormal molecular masses and van't Hoff factor, and applications of radioactivity.
2 Standards for Measurement 15
3 Elements and Compounds 51
4 Properties of Matter 71
5 Early Atomic Theory and Structure 91
6 Modern Atomic Theory and the Periodic Table 109
7 Chemical Bonds: The Formation of Compounds from Atoms 131
8 Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds 167
9 Quantitative Composition of Compounds 191
10 Chemical Equations 217
11 Calculations from Chemical Equations 245
12 The Gaseous State of Matter 269
13 Liquids 307
14 Solutions 333
15 Acids, Bases, and Salts 367
16 Chemical Equilibrium 393
17 Oxidation--Reduction 425
18 Nuclear Chemistry 453
19 Introduction to Organic Chemistry 479
20 Introduction to Biochemistry 527
Appendix 1 Mathematical Review 557
Appendix 2 Units of Measurement 567
Appendix 3 Vapor Pressure of Water at Various Temperatures 569
Appendix 4 Solubility Table 571
Appendix 5 Answers to Selected Exercises 573
Glossary 589
Index 597
