Chemistry Workbook For Dummies
by Mikulecky, Peter J.; Brutlag, Katherine; Gilman, Michelle Rose; Peterson, BrianFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-08-11
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary
The fun and easy way to hone chemistry skills This hands-on guide offers hundreds of hands-on exercises for students who want more practice on the concepts presented in chemistry class. Chemistry Workbook For Dummies helps students reinforce their understanding of topics such as the composition of matter, liquids and solids, gas behavior, equations and formulas, and chemical bonding. It features numerous practical exercises that will help readers build chemistry skills, improve performance in and out of the science lab, and enhance their understanding of the basic principles.
Author Biography
Peter J. Mikulecky, PhD, teaches science and mathematics at Fusion Learning Center and Fusion Academy in Solana Beach, California. Katherine Brutlag teaches chemistry and other sciences at Fusion Academy. Michelle Rose Gilman is the founder of Fusion Learning Center and Fusion Academy. Brian Peterson is head of the science department at Fusion Academy.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| Getting Cozy with Numbers, Atoms, and Elements | |
| Noting Numbers Scientifically | |
| Using and Converting Units | |
| Organizing Matter into Atoms and Phases | |
| Surveying the Periodic Table of the Elements | |
| Making and Remaking Compounds | |
| Building Bonds | |
| Naming Compounds | |
| Managing the Mighty Mole | |
| Getting a Grip on Chemical Equations | |
| Putting Stoichiometry to Work | |
| Examining Changes in Terms of Energy | |
| Understanding States in Terms of Energy | |
| Obeying Gas Laws | |
| Dissolving into Solutions | |
| Playing Hot and Cold: Colligative Properties | |
| Exploring Rate and Equilibrium | |
| Warming Up to Thermochemistry | |
| Swapping Charges | |
| Giving Acids and Bases the Litmus Test | |
| Achieving Neutrality with Equivalents, Titration, and Buffers | |
| Accounting for Electrons in Redox | |
| Galvanizing Yourself into Electrochemistry | |
| Doing Chemistry with Atomic Nuclei | |
| Going Organic | |
| Making Chains with Carbon | |
| Seeing Isomers in Stereo | |
| Moving through the Functional Groups | |
| The Part of Tens | |
| Ten Formulas to Tattoo on Your Brain | |
| Ten Annoying Exceptions to Chemistry Rules | |
| Index | |
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