Chemical Principles 7th edition

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Steven S. Zumdahl and Donald J. DeCoste
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  • Chapter 1: Chemists and Chemistry
    • 1.1: Thinking Like a Chemist
    • 1.2: A Real-World Chemistry Problem
    • 1.3: The Scientific Method
    • 1.4: Industrial Chemistry
    • 1.5: Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC): Real-World Chemistry
    • 1: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 1: Extra Problems
    • 1: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials (1)

  • Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
    • 2.1: Development of the Atomic Theory (3)
    • 2.2: The Nature of the Atom (3)
    • 2.3: Elements, Ions, and the Periodic Table (8)
    • 2.4: Nomenclature (6)
    • 2: Discussion Questions (2)
    • 2: Additional Exercises (8)
    • 2: Challenge Problems (4)
    • 2: Marathon Problem
    • 2: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 2: Extra Problems (6)
    • 2: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials (1)

  • Chapter 3: Stoichiometry
    • 3.1: Atomic Masses and the Mass Spectrometer (6)
    • 3.2: Moles and Molar Masses (7)
    • 3.3: Percent Composition (5)
    • 3.4: Empirical and Molecular Formulas (6)
    • 3.5: Balancing Chemical Equations (2)
    • 3.6: Reaction Stoichiometry (7)
    • 3.7: Limiting Reactants and Percent Yield (9)
    • 3: Discussion Questions (3)
    • 3: Additional Exercises (16)
    • 3: Challenge Problems (4)
    • 3: Marathon Problems
    • 3: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 3: Extra Problems (16)
    • 3: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 4: Types of Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry
    • 4.1: Aqueous Solutions: Strong and Weak Electrolytes
    • 4.2: Solution Concentration: Molarity (9)
    • 4.3: Precipitation Reactions (10)
    • 4.4: Acid-Base Reactions (11)
    • 4.5: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions (13)
    • 4: Discussion Questions (1)
    • 4: Additional Exercises (6)
    • 4: Challenge Problems (8)
    • 4: Marathon Problems (1)
    • 4: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 4: Extra Problems (12)
    • 4: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 5: Gases
    • 5.1: Pressure (4)
    • 5.2: Gas Laws (17)
    • 5.3: Gas Density, Molar Mass, and Reaction Stoichiometry (15)
    • 5.4: Kinetic Molecular Theory and Real Gases (17)
    • 5.5: Atmosphere Chemistry (2)
    • 5: Discussion Questions (5)
    • 5: Additional Exercises (14)
    • 5: Challenge Problems (13)
    • 5: Marathon Problem (1)
    • 5: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 5: Extra Problems (10)
    • 5: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 6: Chemical Equilbrium
    • 6.1: Characteristics of Chemical Equilibrium (2)
    • 6.2: The Equilibrium Constant (7)
    • 6.3: Equilibrium Calculations (12)
    • 6.4: Le Chatelier's Principle (3)
    • 6: Discussion Questions
    • 6: Additional Exercises (8)
    • 6: Challenge Problems (12)
    • 6: Marathon Problem (1)
    • 6: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 6: Extra Problems (6)
    • 6: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 7: Acids and Bases
    • 7.1: Nature of Acids and Bases (7)
    • 7.2: Autoionization of Water and pH Scale (4)
    • 7.3: Solutions of Acids (12)
    • 7.4: Solutions of Bases (8)
    • 7.5: Polyprotic Acids (4)
    • 7.6: Acid-Base Properties of Salts (7)
    • 7.7: Solutions of Dilute Acids and Bases (3)
    • 7: Discussion Questions
    • 7: Additional Exercises (9)
    • 7: Challenge Problems (7)
    • 7: Marathon Problems (1)
    • 7: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 7: Extra Problems (11)
    • 7: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 8: Applications of Aqueous Equilibria
    • 8.1: Buffers (18)
    • 8.2: Acid-Base Titrations (9)
    • 8.3: Indicators (4)
    • 8.4: Polyprotic Acid Titrations (6)
    • 8.5: Solubility Equilibria (14)
    • 8.6: Complex Ion Equilibria (7)
    • 8: Discussion Questions
    • 8: Additional Exercises (9)
    • 8: Challenge Problems (5)
    • 8: Marathon Problem (1)
    • 8: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 8: Extra Problems (10)
    • 8: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 9: Energy, Enthalpy, and Thermochemistry
    • 9.1: The Nature of Energy (6)
    • 9.2: Properties of Enthalpy (3)
    • 9.3: The Thermodynamics of Ideal Gases (4)
    • 9.4: Calorimetry and Heat Capacity (11)
    • 9.5: Hess's Law (4)
    • 9.6: Standard Enthalpies of Formation (7)
    • 9.7: Energy Consumption and Sources (4)
    • 9: Discussion Questions (1)
    • 9: Additional Exercises (5)
    • 9: Challenge Problems (5)
    • 9: Marathon Problems (1)
    • 9: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 9: Extra Problems (9)
    • 9: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 10: Spontaneity, Entropy, and Free Energy
    • 10.1: Spontaneity and Entropy (5)
    • 10.2: Energy, Enthalpy, and Entropy Changes Involving Ideal Gases and Physical Changes (12)
    • 10.3: Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics: Free Energy (13)
    • 10.4: Free Energy and Chemical Reactions (9)
    • 10.5: Free Energy: Pressure Dependence and Equilibrium (12)
    • 10.6: Adiabatic Processes (2)
    • 10: Discussion Questions
    • 10: Additional Exercises (12)
    • 10: Challenge Problems (10)
    • 10: Marathon Problems
    • 10: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 10: Extra Problems (7)
    • 10: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 11: Electrochemistry
    • 11.1: Galvanic Cells, Cell Potentials, and Standard Reduction Potentials (11)
    • 11.2: Cell Potential, Free Energy, and Equilibrium (10)
    • 11.3: Galvanic Cells: Concentration Dependence (11)
    • 11.4: Electrolysis (14)
    • 11: Discussion Questions
    • 11: Additional Exercises (5)
    • 11: Challenge Problems (8)
    • 11: Marathon Problems (1)
    • 11: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 11: Extra Problems (10)
    • 11: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 12: Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Theory
    • 12.1: Light and Matter (8)
    • 12.2: Hydrogen Atom: The Bohr Model (5)
    • 12.3: Wave Mechanics and Particle In a Box (5)
    • 12.4: Orbitals and Quantum Numbers (4)
    • 12.5: Polyelectronic Atoms (8)
    • 12.6: The Periodic Table and Periodic Properties (8)
    • 12.7: The Alkali Metals (2)
    • 12: Discussion Questions (1)
    • 12: Additional Exercises (8)
    • 12: Challenge Problems (4)
    • 12: Marathon Problem (1)
    • 12: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 12: Extra Problems (15)
    • 12: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 13: Bonding: General Concepts
    • 13.1: Chemical Bonds and Electronegativity (5)
    • 13.2: Ions and Ionic Compounds (11)
    • 13.3: Bond Energies (10)
    • 13.4: Lewis Structures and Resonance (10)
    • 13.5: Formal Charge (3)
    • 13.6: Molecular Structure and Polarity (6)
    • 13: Discussion Questions
    • 13: Additional Exercises (2)
    • 13: Challenge Problems (1)
    • 13: Marathon Problem
    • 13: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 13: Extra Problems (8)
    • 13: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials (2)

  • Chapter 14: Covalent Bonding: Orbitals
    • 14.1: The LE Model and Hybrid Orbitals (10)
    • 14.2: The MO Model (8)
    • 14.3: Spectroscopy (3)
    • 14: Discussion Questions (1)
    • 14: Additional Exercises (9)
    • 14: Challenge Problems (3)
    • 14: Marathon Problem (1)
    • 14: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 14: Extra Problems (6)
    • 14: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 15: Chemical Kinetics
    • 15.1: Reaction Rates (5)
    • 15.2: Rate Laws from Experimental Data: Initial-Rates Method (4)
    • 15.3: Integrated Rate Laws (18)
    • 15.4: Reaction Mechanisms (7)
    • 15.5: Temperature Dependence of Rate Constants and the Collision Model (8)
    • 15.6: Catalysis (6)
    • 15: Discussion Questions
    • 15: Additional Exercises (9)
    • 15: Challenge Problems (3)
    • 15: Marathon Problem
    • 15: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 15: Extra Problems (8)
    • 15: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 16: Liquids and Solids
    • 16.1: Intermolecular Forces and Physical Properties (5)
    • 16.2: Properties of Liquids (3)
    • 16.3: Structures and Properties of Solids (28)
    • 16.4: Phase Changes and Phase Diagrams (15)
    • 16: Discussion Questions (1)
    • 16: Additional Exercises (11)
    • 16: Challenge Problems (1)
    • 16: Marathon Problem (1)
    • 16: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 16: Extra Problems (14)
    • 16: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 17: Properties of Solutions
    • 17.1: Solution Composition (8)
    • 17.2: Thermodynamics of Solutions and Solubility (10)
    • 17.3: Vapor Pressures of Solutions (11)
    • 17.4: Colligative Properties (12)
    • 17.5: Properties of Electrolyte Solutions (10)
    • 17: Discussion Questions
    • 17: Additional Exercises (14)
    • 17: Challenge Problems (3)
    • 17: Marathon Problem
    • 17: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 17: Extra Problems (14)
    • 17: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 18: The Representative Elements
    • 18.1: Group 1A Elements (8)
    • 18.2: Group 2A Elements (6)
    • 18.3: Group 3A Elements (4)
    • 18.4: Group 4A Elements (4)
    • 18.5: Group 5A Elements (12)
    • 18.6: Group 6A Elements (4)
    • 18.7: Group 7A Elements (7)
    • 18.8: Group 8A Elements (3)
    • 18: Additional Exercises (7)
    • 18: Challenge Problems (6)
    • 18: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 18: Extra Problems (24)
    • 18: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 19: Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
    • 19.1: Transition Metals (3)
    • 19.2: Coordination Compounds (15)
    • 19.3: Bonding, Color, and Magnetism in Coordination Compounds (5)
    • 19: Discussion Questions
    • 19: Additional Exercises (11)
    • 19: Challenge Problems (2)
    • 19: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 19: Extra Problems (18)
    • 19: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 20: The Nucleus: A Chemist's View
    • 20.1: Radioactive Decay and Nuclear Transformations (7)
    • 20.2: Kinetics of Radioactive Decay (13)
    • 20.3: Energy Changes In Nuclear Reactions (8)
    • 20.4: Detection, Uses, and Health Effects of Radiation (5)
    • 20: Additional Exercises (5)
    • 20: Challenge Problems (4)
    • 20: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 20: Extra Problems (2)
    • 20: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials

  • Chapter 21: Organic and Biochemical Molecules
    • 21.1: Hydrocarbons (9)
    • 21.2: Isomerism (11)
    • 21.3: Functional Groups (10)
    • 21.4: Reactions of Organic Compounds (5)
    • 21.5: Polymers (1)
    • 21.6: Natural Polymers (10)
    • 21: Additional Exercises (8)
    • 21: Challenge Problems (1)
    • 21: Chemwork Tutorials
    • 21: Extra Problems (2)
    • 21: WebAssign Answer Entry Tutorials


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Chapter 2: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
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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 8: Applications of Aqueous Equilibria
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Chapter 9: Energy, Enthalpy, and Thermochemistry
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Chapter 10: Spontaneity, Entropy, and Free Energy
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Chapter 11: Electrochemistry
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Chapter 12: Quantum Mechanics and Atomic Theory
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Chapter 13: Bonding: General Concepts
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Chapter 17: Properties of Solutions
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Chapter 18: The Representative Elements
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Chapter 19: Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
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Chapter 20: The Nucleus: A Chemist's View
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Chapter 21: Organic and Biochemical Molecules
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