Chemistry: Science of Change - Hardcover

Oxtoby, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0030331889 ISBN 13: 9780030331886

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 2002

Synopsis

The organization of the text treats chemistry as an experimental subject by beginning with observable, macroscopic chemistry and later moving to the quantum mechanical theory that provides the underpinning of modern chemistry.

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Review:

1. The Atomic Nature of Matter. 2. Stoichiometry. 3. Chemical Periodicity and the Formation of Simple Compounds. 4. Types of Chemical Reactions. 5. The Gaseous State. 6. Condensed Phases and Phase Transitions. 7. Chemical Equilibrium. 8. Acid?Base Equilibria. 9. Dissolution and Precipitation Equilibria. 10. Thermochemistry. 11. Spontaneous Change and Equilibrium. 12. Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry. 13. Electrochemistry and Cell Voltage. 14. Chemical Kinetics. 15. Nuclear Chemistry. 16. Quantum Mechanics and the Hydrogen Atom. 17. Many-electron Atoms and Chemical Bonding. 18. Molecular Orbitals, Spectroscopy, and Atmospheric Chemistry. 19. Coordination Complexes. 20. Structure and Bonding in Solids. 21. Silicon and Solid-State Materials. 22. Chemical Processes. 23. Chemistry of the Halogens. 24. From Petroleum to Pharmaceuticals. 25. Synthetic and Biological Polymers.

About the Author:

David W. Oxtoby became the ninth president of Pomona College on July 1, 2003. An internationally noted chemist, he previously served as dean of physical sciences at the University of Chicago. At Pomona, he holds a coterminous appointment as president and professor of chemistry. Before coming to Pomona, he was associated with the University of Chicago for nearly three decades, with brief interludes to serve as a visiting professor at such places as the University of Paris; the University of Bristol in Great Britain; and the University of Sydney in Australia. Oxtoby is a fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of the American Chemical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. After earning his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, from Harvard University, he went on to earn his Ph.D. at the University of California, Berkeley. As a research chemist, he is author or co-author of more than 165 scientific articles on such subjects as light scattering, chemical reaction dynamics and phase transitions. In addition to co-authoring Principles of Modern Chemistry and Chemistry: Science of Change, he has received fellowships from the Guggenheim, von Humboldt, Dreyfus, Sloan, Danforth and National Science foundations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0030331889
• ISBN 13: 9780030331886
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 1128