This unique General Chemistry textbook is tailored to more mathematically-oriented engineering or physics students and emphasizes the principles underlying chemistry rather than chemistry itself. Over 200 problems and answers are provided throughout the text for the student to solve and confirm their understanding of key topics.
From the Chemical System to the Atomic Nucleus. Stoichiometry. Nucleus and Radioactivity. Interlude of Physics I: Quantum Mechanics: Atoms and the Periodic Table of the Elements. Chemical Bond I: Lewis Scheme. Chemical Bond II: Molecular Orbitals. Chemical Bond III: Complements. Interlude of Physics II: Thermodynamics. Phase Equilibria. Chemical Equilibrium. Ionic Equilibria in Aqueous Solutions. Chemical Kinetics. Electrochemistry. A Concise Guide to the Vocabulary of Chemistry.