Chemistry Essentials For Dummies (9781119591146) was previously published as Chemistry Essentials For Dummies (9780470618363). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
Whether studying chemistry as part of a degree requirement or as part of a core curriculum, students will find Chemistry Essentials For Dummies to be an invaluable quick reference guide to the fundamentals of this often challenging course. Chemistry Essentials For Dummies contains content focused on key topics only, with discrete explanations of critical concepts taught in a typical two-semester high school chemistry class or a college level Chemistry I course, from bonds and reactions to acids, bases, and the mole. This guide is also a perfect reference for parents who need to review critical chemistry concepts as they help high school students with homework assignments, as well as for adult learners headed back into the classroom who just need to a refresher of the core concepts.
The Essentials For Dummies Series Dummies is proud to present our new series, The Essentials For Dummies. Now students who are prepping for exams, preparing to study new material, or who just need a refresher can have a concise, easy-to-understand review guide that covers an entire course by concentrating solely on the most important concepts. From algebra and chemistry to grammar and Spanish, our expert authors focus on the skills students most need to succeed in a subject.
Autorentext
John T. Moore, EdD, is Regents Professor of Chemistry Emeritus and Coordinator of STEM Activities at Stephen F. Austin State University. He is the author of Chemistry For Dummies and coauthor of Biochemistry For Dummies.
Klappentext
- All of the critical calculations
- What you need to know to conquer chemistry
- Concise coverage of key topics
Your handy guide to critical chemistry concepts
This friendly and useful reference focuses on concepts taught in a typical first semester college or high school chemistry class. From bonds and reactions to acids, bases, and the mole, get to the heart of matter and energy. Discover the ins and outs of chemical reactions, including how they occur and how they can be balanced, and learn how to read and use the periodic table of elements. Chemistry Essentials For Dummies is perfect for cramming, homework help, or as a reference for parents and tutors helping students study for exams.
Inside...
- How to measure matter
- Atomic structure explained
- The periodic table of elements
- Tips for balancing chemical reactions
- Ionic and covalent bonds
- Properties of acids and bases
- Ways to use electron-dot formulas
Zusammenfassung
Chemistry Essentials For Dummies (9781119591146) was previously published as Chemistry Essentials For Dummies (9780470618363). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.
Whether studying chemistry as part of a degree requirement or as part of a core curriculum, students will find Chemistry Essentials For Dummies to be an invaluable quick reference guide to the fundamentals of this often challenging course. Chemistry Essentials For Dummies contains content focused on key topics only, with discrete explanations of critical concepts taught in a typical two-semester high school chemistry class or a college level Chemistry I course, from bonds and reactions to acids, bases, and the mole. This guide is also a perfect reference for parents who need to review critical chemistry concepts as they help high school students with homework assignments, as well as for adult learners headed back into the classroom who just need to a refresher of the core concepts.
The Essentials For Dummies Series
Dummies is proud to present our new series, The Essentials For Dummies. Now students who are prepping for exams, preparing to study new material, or who just need a refresher can have a concise, easy-to-understand review guide that covers an entire course by concentrating solely on the most important concepts. From algebra and chemistry to grammar and Spanish, our expert authors focus on the skills students most need to succeed in a subject.
Inhalt
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Conventions Used in This Book 2
Foolish Assumptions 2
Icons Used in This Book 3
Where to Go from Here 3
Chapter 1: Matter and Energy: Exploring the Stuff of Chemistry 5
Knowing the States of Matter and Their Changes 6
Solids, liquids, and gases 6
Condensing and freezing 7
Melting and boiling 8
Skipping liquids: Sublimation 9
Pure Substances and Mixtures 9
Pure substances 10
Throwing mixtures into the mix 11
Measuring Matter 12
Nice Properties You've Got There 13
Energy Types 14
Kinetic energy 14
Potential energy 15
Temperature and Heat 15
Chapter 2: What's in an Atom? 17
Subatomic Particles 17
Centering on the Nucleus 19
Locating Those Electrons 21
The quantum mechanical model 21
Energy level diagrams 26
Isotopes and Ions 30
Isotopes: Varying neutrons 31
Ions: Varying electrons 32
Chapter 3: The Periodic Table 35
Repeating Patterns: The Modern Periodic Table 35
Arranging Elements in the Periodic Table 38
Grouping metals, nonmetals, and metalloids 38
Arranging elements by families and periods 41
Chapter 4: Nuclear Chemistry 43
Seeing How the Atom's Put Together 43
Dealing with a Nuclear Breakup: Balancing Reactions 44
Understanding Types of Natural Radioactive Decay 46
Alpha emission 47
Beta emission 48
Gamma emission 48
Positron emission 48
Electron capture 49
Half-Lives and Radioactive Dating 49
Calculating remaining radioactivity 50
Radioactive dating 51
Breaking Elements Apart with Nuclear Fission 51
Mass defect: Where does all that energy come from? 52
Chain reactions and critical mass 52
Coming Together with Nuclear Fusion 53
Chapter 5: Ionic Bonding 55
Forming Ions: Making Satisfying Electron Trades 55
Gaining and losing electrons 56
Looking at charges on single-atom ions 58
Grouping atoms to form polyatomic ions 61
Creating Ionic Compounds 63
Making the bond: Sodium metal + chlorine gas = sodium chloride 63
Figuring out the formulas of ionic compounds 64
Naming ionic compounds 66
Bonding Clues: Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes 68
Chapter 6: Covalent Bonding 69
Covalent Bond Basics 69
Sharing electrons: A hydrogen example 69
Comparing covalent bonds with other bonds 71
Dealing with multiple bonds 72
Naming Covalent Compounds Made of Two Elements 73
Writing Covalent Compound Formulas 74
Empirical formulas 74
Molecular or true formulas 75
Structural formulas: Dots and dashes 75
Electronegativities: Which Atoms Have More Pull? 81
Predicting the type of bond 81
Polar covalent bonding: Creating partial charges 83
Attracting other molecules: Intermolecular forces 84
Chapter 7: Chemical Reactions 87
Reactants and Products: Reading Chemical Equations 87
Collision Theory: How Reactions Occur 88
Hitting the right spot 89