TY - BOOK AU - Zumdahl,Steven S. TI - Chemical principles SN - 0618372067 (hbk.) U1 - 540 PY - 2005/// CY - Boston, Mass. PB - Houghton Mifflin KW - Chemistry N1 - Preface. - About the author. - Ch. 1. Chemists and chemistry. - Ch. 2. Atoms, molecules, and ions. - Ch. 3. Stoichiometry. - Ch. 4. Types of chemical reactions and solution stoichiometry. - Ch. 5. Gases. - Ch. 6. Chemical equilibrium. - Ch. 7. Acids and bases. - Ch. 8. Applications of aqueous equilibria. - Ch. 9. Energy, enthalpy and thermochemistry. - Ch. 10. Spontaneity, entropy and free energy. - Ch. 11. Electrochemistry. Ch. 12. Quantum mechanics and atomic theory. - Ch. 13. Bonding : general concepts. - Ch. 14. Covalent bonding : orbitals. - Ch. 15. Chemical kinetics, - Ch. 16. Liquids and solids. - Ch. 17. Properties of solutions. - Ch. 18. Representative elements : Groups 1A through 4A. - Ch. 19. The representative elements : groups 5A through 8A. - Ch. 20. Transition metals and coordination chemistry. - Ch. 21. The nucleus: a chemist's view. - Ch. 22. Organic and biochemical molecules. - Appendix 1. Mathematical procedures. - Appendix 2. Units of measurements and conversions among units. - Appendix 3. Spectral analysis. - Appendix 4. Selected thermodynamic data. - Appendix 5. Equilibrium constants and reduction potentials. - Glossary. - Anwers to selected exercises. - Photo credits. - Index; 1 electronic optical disc (CD-ROM) : student CD-ROM with media guide for students : Zumdahl chemical principles, 5th ed. ISBN 0618372121 ER -