Includes index.

Contents: Chemistry: the study of change -- Atoms, molecules, and Ions -- Mass relationships in chemical reactions -- Reactions in aqueous solutions -- Gases -- Thermochemistry -- Quantum theory and electronic structure of atoms -- Periodic relationships among the elements -- Chemeical bonding I: basic concepts -- Chemical bonding II: molecular geometry and hybridization of atomic orbitals -- Intermolecular forces and liquids and solids -- Physical properties of solutions -- Physical properties of solutions -- Chemical kinetics -- Kemical equilibrium -- Acids and bases -- Acid-base equilibria and solubility equilibria -- Chemistry in the atmosphere -- Entropy, free energy, and equilibrium -- Electrochemistry -- Metallurgy and the chemistry of metals -- Nonmetallic elements and their compounds -- Transition metal chemistry and coordination compounds -- Nuclear chemistry -- Synthetic and natural organic polymers -- Appendix 1: Derivation of the names of elements -- Appendix 2: Units for the gas constant -- Appendix 3: Thermodynamics data at 1 atm and 25 degree celcius -- Appendix 4: Mathematical operations.