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Chapter 1. The Science of Chemistry.1.1 What Is Chemistry?1.2 Atoms, Molecules, and Compounds.1.3 The Periodic Table of the Elements.1.4 Characteristics of Matter.1.5 Measurements in Chemistry.1.6 Calculations in Chemistry.1.7 Chemical Problem Solving.Chapter 2. The Atomic Nature of Matter.2.1 Atomic Theory.2.2 Atomic Architecture: Electrons and Nuclei.2.3 Atomic Diversity: The Elements.2.4 Counting Atoms: The Mole.2.5 Charged Atoms: Ions.Chapter 3. The Composition of Molecules.3.1 Representing Molecules.3.2 Naming Chemical Compounds.3.3 Formulas and Names of Ionic Compounds.3.4 Amounts of Compounds.3.5 Determining Chemical Formulas.3.6 Aqueous Solutions.Chapter 4. Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry.4.1 Writing Chemical Equations.4.2 The Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions.4.3 Yields of Chemical Reactions.4.4 The Limiting Reactant.4.5 Precipitation Reactions.4.6 Acid-Base Reactions.4.7 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions.Chapter 5. The Behavior of Gases.5.1 Pressure.5.2 Describing Gases.5.3 Molecular View of Gases.5.4 Additional Gas Properties.5.5 Gas Mixtures.5.6 Gas Stoichiometry.5.7 Chemistry of the Atmosphere.Chapter 6. Energy and Its Conservation.6.1 Types of Energy.6.2 Thermodynamics.6.3 Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions.6.4 Measuring Energy Changes.6.5 Enthalpy.6.6 Energy Sources.Chapter 7. Atoms and Light.7.1 Characteristics of Atoms.7.2 Characteristics of Light.7.3 Absorption and Emission Spectra.7.4 Properties of Electrons.7.5 Quantization and Quantum Numbers.7.6 Shapes of Atomic Orbitals.7.7 Sunlight and the Earth.Chapter 8. Atomic Energies and Periodicity.8.1 Orbital Energies.8.2 Structure of the Periodic Table.8.3 Electron Configurations.8.4 Periodicity of Atomic Properties.8.5 Energetics of Ionic Compounds.8.6 Ions and Chemical Periodicity.Chapter 9. Fundamentals of Chemical Bonding.9.1 Overview of Bonding.9.2 Lewis Structures.9.3 Molecular Shapes: Tetrahedral Systems.9.4 Other Molecular Shapes.9.5 Properties of Covalent Bonds.Chapter 10.

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