Chemistry For Dummies
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Discover clear, time-saving explanations of chemistry concepts Chemistry For Dummies, 3rdEdition is a breath of fresh air for high school and college chem students. This book simplifies chemistry basics, making it easy to understand everything from matter and molecules to moles and measurements. Mapping to a typical chemistry course (one year of high school or one semester of undergrad), this book has the definitions, examples, and explanations you’ll need to pass your exams and get the grade you need.
Following right along with key teaching methods, you’ll be sure to stay on track from day 1. Inside: Get simple explanations of fundamental chemistry principles Learn the chemical reactions and bonds you need to know Discover the chemical properties of matter and energy Improve your grade in your chemistry class Chemistry For Dummies, 3rd Edition is for students who want a reference that explains concepts and terms more simply--and for anyone looking for a chemistry refresher.
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- Wiley Professional Development (P&T)
- 9781394421688
- 9781394421671
- ePub
- 3
- John T. Moore
- English
- 2026-04-20
- 100
- 10
- 2
Kaflar
- Cover
- Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Introduction
- About This Book
- Foolish Assumptions
- What Not to Read
- How This Book Is Organized
- Icons Used in This Book
- Where to Go from Here
- Part 1: The Basic Concepts of Chemistry
- Chapter 1: What Is Chemistry, and Why Do I Need to Know Some?
- Understanding What Chemistry Is
- Distinguishing between Science and Technology
- Deciphering the Scientific Method
- Looking at the Branches of Chemistry
- Eyeing What You’ll Do in Your Chemistry Class
- Chapter 2: Contemplating Chemical Calculations
- Grasping the SI Measurement System
- Handling Really Big or Really Small Numbers
- Deciphering the Difference between Accuracy and Precision
- Using the Unit Conversion Method to Solve Problems
- Knowing How to Handle Significant Figures
- Chapter 3: Matter and Energy
- Looking at the Facts of Matter
- Ice in Alaska, Water in Texas: Changing States of Matter
- Classifying Pure Substances and Mixtures
- Nice Properties You’ve Got There
- Keeping the World in Motion: Energy
- Measuring Energy
- Chapter 4: Something Smaller Than an Atom? Atomic Structure
- Taking an Up-Close Look at the Atom: Subatomic Particles
- Taking Center Stage: The Nucleus
- Locating the Electrons in an Atom
- Configuring Electrons (Bed Check for Electrons)
- Examining Isotopes and Ions
- Chapter 5: The Periodic Table (But No Chairs)
- Repeating Patterns of Periodicity
- Understanding How Elements Are Arranged in the Periodic Table
- Chapter 6: Balloons, Tires, and Scuba Tanks: The Wonderful World of Gases
- Taking a Microscopic View of Gases: The Kinetic Molecular Theory
- Staying Under Pressure — Atmospheric Pressure, That Is
- Grasping Different Gas Laws
- Applying Gas Laws to Stoichiometry
- Tackling Dalton’s and Graham’s Laws
- Part 2: A Cornucopia of Chemical Concepts
- Chapter 7: Chemical Cooking: Chemical Reactions
- Knowing What You Have and What You’ll Get: Reactants and Products
- Understanding How Reactions Occur: The Collision Theory
- Identifying Different Types of Reactions
- Balancing Chemical Reactions
- Chapter 8: The Mole: Can You Dig It?
- Counting Particles by Massing
- Using Moles to Count
- Understanding the Role of Moles in Chemical Reactions
- Chapter 9: Mixing Matter Up: Solutions
- Getting Your Definitions Straight: Solutes, Solvents, and Solutions
- Focusing on Solution Concentration Units
- Comprehending Colligative Properties of Solutions
- Clearing the Air on Colloids
- Chapter 10: Thermochemistry: Hot Stuff
- Looking at Reactions and Energy Changes
- Understanding Enthalpy Changes
- Finding Heats of Reaction
- Uncovering Enthalpies and Phase Transitions
- Chapter 11: Sour and Bitter: Acids and Bases
- Getting to Know the Properties of Acids and Bases: Macroscopic View
- Recognizing Acids and Bases: Microscopic View
- Distinguishing between Strong and Weak Acids and Bases
- Identifying Acids and Bases with Indicators
- Putting Coffee and Other Substances on the pH Scale
- Controlling pH with Buffers
- Part 3: Blessed Be the Bonds That Tie
- Chapter 12: Where Did I Put That Electron? Quantum Theory
- Facing the Concepts of Matter and Light
- Grasping Bohr’s Atomic Model
- Understanding the Quantum Mechanical Model
- Chapter 13: Opposites Do Attract: Ionic Bonding
- Magically Bonding Ions: Sodium + Chlorine = Table Salt
- Identifying Positive and Negative Ions: Cations and Anions
- Grasping Polyatomic Ions
- Putting Ions Together: Ionic Compounds
- Naming Ionic Compounds
- Contrasting Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes
- Chapter 14: Sharing Nicely: Covalent Bonding
- Eyeing Covalent Bond Basics
- Naming Binary Covalent Compounds
- Discovering Many Formulas in a Little Time
- Sharing Electron Pairs — Sometimes Equally and Sometimes Not
- Chapter 15: What Do Molecules Really Look Like? Molecular Geometry and Hybridization
- Seeing How Shape Matters
- Delving into Electron and Molecular Geometry
- Comprehending the Valence Bond Theory (Hybridization)
- Breaking Down Molecular Orbital Theory
- Chapter 16: Tackling Periodic Trends
- Checking Out the Importance of Size
- Eyeing Trends in Ionization Energies
- Considering Trends in Electron Affinities
- Chapter 17: Examining the Link between Intermolecular Forces and Condensed States
- Understanding Types of Intermolecular Forces
- Grasping the Properties of Liquids
- Working with Solids
- Deciphering Phase Diagrams
- Part 4: Environmental Chemistry: Benefits and Problems
- Chapter 18: Cough! Cough! Hack! Hack! Air Pollution
- Seeing Where This Mess Began: Civilization’s Effect on the Atmosphere
- Taking a Closer Look at the Earth’s Atmosphere
- Getting the Lowdown on the Ozone Layer
- Comprehending the Greenhouse Effect
- Breathing Brown Air: Photochemical Smog
- “I’m Meltingggggg!” — Acid Rain
- Chapter 19: Examining the Ins and Outs of Water Pollution
- Where Does Water Come from, and Where Is It Going?
- Taking a Closer Look at Water: A Most Unusual Substance
- Identifying Some Common Water Pollutants
- Getting the Stink out of Wastewater
- Treating Drinking Water
- Chapter 20: Nuclear Chemistry: It’ll Blow Your Mind
- Understanding Basic Atomic Structure: It All Starts with the Atom
- Defining Radioactivity and Human-Made Radioactive Decay
- Radioactively Decaying the Natural Way
- Figuring out When Radioactive Decay Happens: Half-Lives
- Initiating Reactions: Nuclear Fission
- Harnessing Nuclear Fusion: The Hope for Tomorrow’s Energy
- Identifying the Effects of Radiation
- Part 5: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 21: Ten Serendipitous Discoveries in Chemistry
- Taking the Measure of Volume
- Keeping Rubber Solid
- Right- and Left-Handed Molecules
- Finding a Shortcut to Color: Artificial Dye
- Dreaming Up the Ring Structure
- Discovering Radioactivity
- Finding Really Slick Stuff: Teflon
- Stick ’Em Up! Sticky Notes
- Growing Hair
- Speaking of Sweet Somethings
- Chapter 22: Ten (or So) Great Chemistry Nerds
- Amedeo Avogadro
- Niels Bohr
- Marie Curie
- John Dalton
- Michael Faraday
- Antoine Lavoisier
- Dmitri Mendeleev
- Linus Pauling
- Ernest Rutherford
- Glenn Seaborg
- That Third-Grade Girl Experimenting with Vinegar and Baking Soda
- Chapter 23: Ten Terrific Tips for Passing Chem I
- Have a Regular Study Schedule
- Strive for Understanding — Don’t Just Memorize
- Practice by Doing the Homework
- Get Help from Additional Resources
- Read the Material before Class
- Take Good Notes
- Recopy Your Lecture Notes
- Ask Questions
- Get a Good Night’s Sleep before Exams
- Pay Particular Attention to Details
- Chapter 24: The Top Ten Industrial Chemicals
- Sulfuric Acid (H2SO4)
- Nitrogen (N2)
- Ethylene (C2H4)
- Oxygen (O2)
- Propylene (C3H6)
- Chlorine (Cl2)
- Ethylene Dichloride (C2H2Cl2)
- Phosphoric Acid (H3PO4)
- Ammonia (NH3)
- Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH)
- Glossary
- Index
- About the Author
- About the Technical Editor
- Dedication
- Author’s Acknowledgments
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement