Basic Training In Chemistry Book

	Acknowledgements	ix
	Preface	vii
1.	General Chemistry	1
1.1	Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table	1
1.2	Chemical Bonding	18
1.3	Gases	21
1.4	Solutions	23
1.5	Acids and Bases	24
1.6	Thermodynamics	25
1.7	Equilibra	28
1.8	Kinetics	36
2.	Inorganic Chemistry	41
2.1	Group IA Elements	42
2.2	Group IIA Elements	43
2.3	Group IIIA Elements	44
2.4	Group IVA Elements	45
2.5	Group VA Elements	45
2.6	Group VIA Elements	46
2.7	Group VIIA Elements	46
2.8	Group VIIIA Elements	47
2.9	Transition Elements	48
2.10	Ionic Solids	49
2.11	Coordination Numbers	49
2.12	Ionic Crystal Systems	50
2.13	Crystal Lattice Packing	51
2.14	Crystal Lattice Types	52
2.15	Crystal Lattice Energy	53
2.16	Complexes	56
3.	Organic Chemistry	59
3.1	Classification of Organic Compounds	60
3.2	Alkanes	62
3.3	Alkenes	63
3.4	Dienes	66
3.5	Alkynes	68
3.6	Benzene	69
3.7	Alkylbenzenes	71
3.8	Alkenylbenzenes	74
3.9	Alkyl Halides	75
3.10	Aryl Halides	79
3.11	Alcohols	81
3.12	Phenols	84
3.13	Ethers	89
3.14	Epoxides	91
3.15	Aldehydes and Ketones	92
3.16	Carboxylic Acids	96
3.17	Acid Chlorides	98
3.18	Acid Anhydrides	100
3.19	Esters	102
3.20	Amides	104
3.21	Amines	107
3.22	Alicyclic Compounds	110
3.23	Heterocyclic Compounds	111
3.24	Isomers	115
3.25	Polymer Structures	123
4.	Instrumental Analysis	133
4.1	The Electromagnetic Spectrum	133
4.2	Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy	135
4.3	Infrared Spectroscopy	138
4.4	Nuclear Magnetic Resonance	151
4.5	Mass Spectroscopy	163
5.	Units and Measurements	169
5.1	Fundamental Physical Constants	169
5.2	Units	170
5.3	Prefixes	171
5.4	Conversion Factors	172
6.	Mathematical Concepts	173
6.1	Algebraic Formulas	173
6.2	Plane Figure Formulas	175
6.3	Solid Figure Formulas	177
	Index	179