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Chemistry : an integrated approach / Catherine E. Housecroft, Edwin C. Constable.

By: Housecroft, Catherine E, 1955-.
Contributor(s): Constable, Edwin C.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow : Longman, c1997Description: xxii, 1005 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 port. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 058225342X (pbk.) :; 9780582253421.Subject(s): Chemistry | Chemistry -- Problems, exercises, etc | Science | ChemistryDDC classification: 540 HOU Summary: This text integrates the three major branches of chemistry, with the aim of enabling students to tackle more easily the problems within the subject and to apply chemistry to real-life situations.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This textbook integrates the three major branches of chemistry - physical, organic and inorganic. The book assumes minimal mathematical background (no calculus or vectors) and provides graphical descriptions and mathematical support where appropriate. End of chapter summaries as well as worked examples with solutions are provided. A Self-Study Workbook is also available with additional problems, with their solutions and further background reading.

Includes index.

This text integrates the three major branches of chemistry, with the aim of enabling students to tackle more easily the problems within the subject and to apply chemistry to real-life situations.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Some Basic Concepts
  • 2 Atoms and Atomic Structure
  • 3 Homonuclear Covalent Bonds
  • 4 Heteronuclear Diatomic Molecules
  • 5 Polyatomic Molecules Shapes and Bonding
  • 6 Ions
  • 7 Elements
  • 8 Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes
  • 9 Spectroscopy
  • 10 Reaction Kinetics
  • 11 Hydrogen and the s-Block Elements
  • 12 Thermodynamics and Electrochemistry
  • 13 p-Block and High Oxidation State d-Block Elements
  • 14 Polar Organic Compounds
  • 15 Rings
  • 16 Coordination Complexes of the d-Block Metals
  • 17 Carbonyl Compounds
  • Appendices
  • Answers to Non-descriptive Problems
  • Index