Chemistry All-in-One For Dummies (+ Chapter Quizzes Online)

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Unit 1: Getting Started with Chemistry 5Chapter 1: Looking at Numbers Scientifically 7Chapter 2: Using and Converting Units 29Chapter 3: The Basic Properties of Matter 49Chapter 4: Breaking Down Atoms into Their Subatomic Particles 59Unit 2: The Periodic Table 77Chapter 5: Surveying the Periodic Table of the Elements 79Chapter 6: The Electron 91Chapter 7: Periodic Trends 111Chapter 8: Doing Chemistry with Atomic Nuclei 125Unit 3: Making and Breaking Bonds 143Chapter 9: Building Bonds 145Chapter 10: The Shape of Molecules 165Chapter 11: Naming Compounds and Writing Formulas 197Unit 4: Working with Reactions 223Chapter 12: Understanding the Many Uses of the Mole 225Chapter 13: Getting a Grip on Chemical Equations 249Chapter 14: Putting Stoichiometry to Work 277Unit 5: Examining Changes in Energy 301Chapter 15: Understanding States of Matter in Terms of Energy 303Chapter 16: Warming Up to Thermochemistry 319Chapter 17: Obeying Gas Laws 345Unit 6: Studying Solutions 377Chapter 18: Dissolving into Solutions 379Chapter 19: Playing Hot and Cold: Colligative Properties 401Chapter 20: Working with Acids and Bases 419Chapter 21: Achieving Neutrality with Titrations and Buffers 445Glossary 461Index 471