Chemistry: Media Enhanced Edition 7th edition

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Steven S. Zumdahl and Susan A. Zumdahl
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  • Chapter 1: Chemical Foundations
    • 1: Significant Figures and Unit Conversion (8)
    • 1: Temperature (2)
    • 1: Density (9)
    • 1: Classification and Separation of Matter (3)
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  • Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
    • 2: Development of the Atomic Theory (4)
    • 2: The Nature of the Atom (16)
    • 2: Nomenclature (9)
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  • Chapter 3: Stoichiometry
    • 3: Atomic Masses and the Mass Spectrometer (2)
    • 3: Moles and Molar Masses (14)
    • 3: Percent Composition (4)
    • 3: Empirical and Molecular Formulas (6)
    • 3: Balancing Chemical Equations (4)
    • 3: Reaction Stoichiometry (6)
    • 3: Limiting Reactants and Percent Yield (5)
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  • Chapter 4: Types of Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry
    • 4: Aqueous Solutions: Strong and Weak Electrolytes (2)
    • 4: Solution Concentration: Molarity (12)
    • 4: Precipitation Reactions (11)
    • 4: Acid-Base Reactions (7)
    • 4: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (9)
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  • Chapter 5: Gases
    • 5: Pressure (6)
    • 5: Gas Law (16)
    • 5: Gas Density, Molar Mass, and Reaction Stoichiometry (9)
    • 5: Partial Pressure (8)
    • 5: Kinetic Molecular Theory and Real Gases (9)
    • 5: Atmosphere Chemistry (2)
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  • Chapter 6: Thermochemistry
    • 6: Potential and Kinetic Energy (2)
    • 6: Heat and Work (6)
    • 6: Properties of Enthalpy (5)
    • 6: Calorimetry and Heat Capacity (11)
    • 6: Hess's Law (4)
    • 6: Standard Enthalpies of Formation (7)
    • 6: Energy Consumption and Sources (4)
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  • Chapter 7: Atomic Structure and Periodicity
    • 7: Light and Matter (11)
    • 7: Hydrogen Atom: The Bohr Model (4)
    • 7: Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Numbers, and Orbitals (2)
    • 7: Polyelectronic Atoms (10)
    • 7: The Periodic Table and Periodic Properties (10)
    • 7: Alkali Metals (4)
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  • Chapter 8: Bonding: General Concepts
    • 8: Chemical Bonds and Electronegativity (7)
    • 8: Ions and Ionic Compounds (11)
    • 8: Bond Energies (10)
    • 8: Lewis Structures and Resonance (14)
    • 8: Formal Charge (3)
    • 8: Molecular Structure and Polarity (14)
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  • Chapter 9: Covalent Bonding: Orbitals
    • 9: The Localized Electron Model and Hybrid Orbitals (13)
    • 9: The Molecular Orbital Model (8)
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  • Chapter 10: Liquids and Solids
    • 10: Intermolecular Forces and Physical Properties (6)
    • 10: Properties of Liquids (2)
    • 10: Structures and Properties of Solids (16)
    • 10: Phase Changes and Phase Diagrams (11)
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  • Chapter 11: Properties of Solutions
    • 11: Concentration of Solutions (5)
    • 11: Energetics of Solutions and Solubility (3)
    • 11: Vapor Pressures of Solutions (7)
    • 11: Colligative Properties (6)
    • 11: Properties of Electrolyte Solution (4)
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  • Chapter 12: Chemical Kinetics
    • 12: Reaction Rates (2)
    • 12: Rate Laws from Experimental Data: Initial Rates Method (3)
    • 12: Integrated Rate Laws (12)
    • 12: Reaction Mechanisms (1)
    • 12: Temperature Dependence of Rate Constants and the Collision Model (5)
    • 12: Catalysts (4)
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  • Chapter 13: Chemical Equilibrium
    • 13: The Equilibrium Constant (7)
    • 13: Equilibrium Calculations (11)
    • 13: Le Chatelier's Principle (4)
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  • Chapter 14: Acids and Bases
    • 14: Nature of Acids and Bases (6)
    • 14: Autoionization of Water and the pH Scale (6)
    • 14: Solutions of Acids (8)
    • 14: Solutions of Bases (9)
    • 14: Polyprotic Acids (1)
    • 14: Acid-Base Properties of Salts (6)
    • 14: Relationships Between Structure and Strengths of Acids and Bases (1)
    • 14: Lewis Acids and Bases (1)
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  • Chapter 15: Applications of Aqueous Equilibria
    • 15: Buffers (11)
    • 15: Acid-Base Titrations (7)
    • 15: Indicators (2)
    • 15: Solubility Equilibria (10)
    • 15: Complex Ion Equilibria (5)
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  • Chapter 16: Spontaneity, Entropy, and Free Energy
    • 16: Spontaneity, Entropy, and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Free Energy (6)
    • 16: Chemical Reactions: Entropy Changes and Free Energy (15)
    • 16: Free Energy: Pressure Dependence and Equilibrium (7)
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  • Chapter 17: Electrochemistry
    • 17: Galvanic Cells, Cell Potentials, Standard Reduction Potentials, and Free Energy (15)
    • 17: The Nernst Equation (9)
    • 17: Electrolysis (10)
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  • Chapter 18: The Nucleus: A Chemist's View
    • 18: Radioactive Decay and Nuclear Transformations (5)
    • 18: Kinetics of Radioactive Decay (12)
    • 18: Energy Changes in Nuclear Reactions (5)
    • 18: Detection, Uses, and Health Effects of Radiation (3)
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  • Chapter 19: The Representative Elements: Group 1A Through 4A
    • 19: Group 1A Elements (4)
    • 19: Group 2A Elements (6)
    • 19: Group 3A Elements (3)
    • 19: Group 4A Elements (6)
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  • Chapter 20: The Representative Elements: Group 5A Through 8A
    • 20: Group 5A Elements (13)
    • 20: Group 6A Elements (7)
    • 20: Group 7A Elements (6)
    • 20: Group 8A Elements (4)
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  • Chapter 21: Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
    • 21: Transition Metals and Coordination Compounds (18)
    • 21: Bonding, Color, and Magnetism in Coordination Compounds (5)
    • 21: Metallurgy (3)
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  • Chapter 22: Organic and Biological Molecules
    • 22: Hydrocarbons (14)
    • 22: Isomerism (9)
    • 22: Functional Groups (5)
    • 22: Reactions of Organic Compounds (4)
    • 22: Polymers (4)
    • 22: Natural Polymers
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Chapter 1: Chemical Foundations
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Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
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Chapter 3: Stoichiometry
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Chapter 4: Types of Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry
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Chapter 5: Gases
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Chapter 6: Thermochemistry
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Chapter 7: Atomic Structure and Periodicity
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Chapter 8: Bonding: General Concepts
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Chapter 9: Covalent Bonding: Orbitals
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Chapter 10: Liquids and Solids
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Chapter 11: Properties of Solutions
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Chapter 12: Chemical Kinetics
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Chapter 13: Chemical Equilibrium
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Chapter 14: Acids and Bases
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Chapter 15: Applications of Aqueous Equilibria
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Chapter 16: Spontaneity, Entropy, and Free Energy
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Chapter 17: Electrochemistry
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Chapter 18: The Nucleus: A Chemist's View
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Chapter 19: The Representative Elements: Group 1A Through 4A
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Chapter 21: Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
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Chapter 22: Organic and Biological Molecules
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