Chemistry For DummiesChemistry For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119293460) was previously published as Chemistry For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781118007303). 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.
We're all natural born chemists. Every time we cook, clean, take a shower, drive a car, use a solvent (such as nail polish remover), or perform any of the countless everyday activities that involve complex chemical reactions we're doing chemistry! So why do so many of us desperately resist learning chemistry when we're young? Now there's a fun, easy way to learn basic chemistry. Whether you're studying chemistry in school and you're looking for a little help making sense of what's being taught in class, or you're just into learning new things, Chemistry For Dummies gets you rolling with all the basics of matter and energy, atoms and molecules, acids and bases, and much more!
Full of modern, relevant examples and updated to mirror current teaching methods and classroom protocols, Chemistry For Dummies puts you on the fast-track to mastering the basics of chemistry. |
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Contents
Contemplating Chemical | |
Deciphering the Difference between | |
Knowing How to Handle Significant Figures | |
Classifying Pure Substances and Mixtures | |
Energy | |
Something Smaller Than | |
Configuring Electrons Bed Check | |
Opposites Do Attract Ionic | |
Naming Ionic Compounds | |
What Do Molecules Really Look | |
Comprehending the Valence Bond Theory | |
Tackling Periodic Trends | |
Understanding Types of Intermolecular | |
Cough Cough Hack Hack | |
Examining the Ins and Outs | |
Examining Isotopes and Ions | |
Grasping Different Gas Laws | |
Applying Gas Laws to Stoichiometry | |
Chemical Cooking Chemical | |
Identifying Different Types of Reactions | |
Balancing Chemical Reactions | |
Mixing Matter Up Solutions | |
Where Did I Put That Electron? | |
It | |
Figuring Out When Radioactive Decay | |
The Hope | |
Ten Serendipitous Discoveries | |
Ten Or So Great Chemistry | |
Glossary | |
About the Author | |