Chemistry for Dummies PDF Ebook Free Download

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Chemistry for Dummies PDF Ebook Free Download

About This Book

My goal with this book is not to make you into a chemistry major. My goal is
simply to give you a basic understanding of some chemical topics that com-
monly appear in high school or college introductory chemistry courses. If
you're taking a course, use this book as a reference in conjunction with your
notes and textbook.

Simply watching people play tennis, no matter how intently you watch them,
will not make you a tennis star. You need to practice. And the same is true
with chemistry. It's not a spectator sport. If you're taking a chemistry course,
then you need to practice and work on problems. I show you how to work
certain types of problems - gas laws, for example - but use your textbook
for practice problems. It's work, yes, but it really can be fun.

Contents at a Glance

Part 1: Basic Concepts of ChemistrlJ, .............................. 7

Chapter 1: What Is Chemistry, and Why Do I Need to Know Some? ........................... 9
Chapter 2: Matter and Energy ........................................................................................ 15
Chapter 3: Something Smaller Than an Atom? Atomic Structure ............................. 31
Chapter 4: The Periodic Table (But No Chairs) ........................................................... 53
Chapter 5: Nuclear Chemistry: It'll Blow Your Mind ................................................... 65

Part 11: Blesse4i Be the Bon4is That Tie ......................... 83

Chapter 6: Opposites Do Attract: Ionic Bonds ............................................................85
Chapter 7: Covalent Bonds: Let's Share Nicely ............................................................ 99
Chapter 8: Chemical Cooking: Chemical Reactions .................................................. 121
Chapter 9: Electrochemistry: Batteries to Teapots .................................................. 147

Part 111: The Mole: The Chemist's Best Frien4i ............. 163

Chapter 10: The Mole: Can You Dig It? ........................................................................ 165
Chapter 11: Mixing Matter Up: Solutions ................................................................... 177
Chapter 12: Sour and Bitter: Acids and Bases ........................................................... 193
Chapter 13: Balloons, Tires, and Scuba Tanks:
The Wonderful World of Gases .................................................................................. 211

Part IV: ChemistrlJ in EtlerlJ.4ialJ. Life:
Benefits an4i Problems ............................................. 229

Chapter 14: The Chemistry of Carbon: Organic Chemistry ..................................... 231
Chapter 15: Petroleum: Chemicals for Burning or Building ..................................... 247
Chapter 16: Polymers: Making Big Ones from Little Ones ....................................... 257
Chapter 17: Chemistry in the Home ............................................................................ 271
Chapter 18: Cough! Cough! Hack! Hack! Air Pollution ............................................... 289
Chapter 19: Brown, Chunky Water? Water Pollution ................................................301

Part V: The Part of Tens ........................................... 315

Chapter 20: Ten Serendipitous Discoveries in Chemistry ....................................... 317
Chapter 21: Ten Great Chemistry Nerds ..................................................................... 321
Chapter 22: Ten Useful Chemistry Web Sites ............................................................. 325

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AppentliJt A: Scientific Units: The Metric S,stem ........ 329
AppentliJt B: How to Hantlle Reali, Big
or Reali, Small Numbers••••.••••••.•••••••••••••••.••••.••••..•••. 333
AppentliJt C: Unit Contlersion Methotl ••.••••••••••.••••••.•.•• 337
AppentliJt D: Significant FigJlres anti ROJlntling Off ..••• 341
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