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Chemistry Workbook For Dummies with Online Practice


Chemistry Workbook For Dummies with Online Practice


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von: Chris Hren, Peter J. Mikulecky

16,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 21.03.2017
ISBN/EAN: 9781119357476
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 320

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<b>Take the confusion out of chemistry with hundreds of practice problems</b> <p><i>Chemistry Workbook For Dummies</i> is your ultimate companion for introductory chemistry at the high school or college level. Packed with hundreds of practice problems, this workbook gives you the practice you need to internalize the essential concepts that form the foundations of chemistry. From matter and molecules to moles and measurements, these problems cover the full spectrum of topics you'll see in class—and each section includes key concept review and full explanations for every problem to quickly get you on the right track. This new third edition includes access to an online test bank, where you'll find bonus chapter quizzes to help you test your understanding and pinpoint areas in need of review. Whether you're preparing for an exam or seeking a start-to-finish study aid, this workbook is your ticket to acing basic chemistry. <p>Chemistry problems can look intimidating; it's a whole new language, with different rules, new symbols, and complex concepts. The good news is that practice makes perfect, and this book provides plenty of it—with easy-to-understand coaching every step of the way. <ul> <li>Delve deep into the parts of the periodic table</li> <li>Get comfortable with units, scientific notation, and chemical equations</li> <li>Work with states, phases, energy, and charges</li> <li>Master nomenclature, acids, bases, titrations, redox reactions, and more</li> </ul> <p>Understanding introductory chemistry is critical for your success in all science classes to follow; keeping up with the material now makes life <i>much</i> easier down the education road. <i>Chemistry Workbook For Dummies</i> gives you the practice you need to succeed!
<p><b>Introduction</b><b> 1</b></p> <p>About This Book 1</p> <p>Foolish Assumptions 2</p> <p>Icons Used in This Book 2</p> <p>Beyond the Book 3</p> <p>Where to Go from Here 3</p> <p><b>Part 1: Getting Cozy With Numbers, Atoms, and Elements</b><b> 5</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Noting Numbers Scientifically</b><b> 7</b></p> <p>Using Exponential and Scientific Notation to Report Measurements 7</p> <p>Multiplying and Dividing in Scientific Notation 9</p> <p>Using Exponential Notation to Add and Subtract 10</p> <p>Distinguishing between Accuracy and Precision 12</p> <p>Expressing Precision with Significant Figures 13</p> <p>Doing Arithmetic with Significant Figures 15</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Noting Numbers Scientifically 17</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Using and Converting Units</b><b> 21</b></p> <p>Familiarizing Yourself with Base Units and Metric System Prefixes 22</p> <p>Building Derived Units from Base Units 23</p> <p>Converting between Units: The Conversion Factor 25</p> <p>Letting the Units Guide You 28</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Using and Converting Units 31</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Breaking Down Atoms</b><b> 33</b></p> <p>The Atom: Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons 33</p> <p>Deciphering Chemical Symbols: Atomic and Mass Numbers 35</p> <p>Accounting for Isotopes Using Atomic Masses 38</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Atoms 40</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Surveying the Periodic Table of the Elements</b><b> 43</b></p> <p>Organizing the Periodic Table into Periods and Groups 43</p> <p>Predicting Properties from Periodic and Group Trends 46</p> <p>Seeking Stability with Valence Electrons by Forming Ions 48</p> <p>Putting Electrons in Their Places: Electron Configurations 50</p> <p>Measuring the Amount of Energy (or Light) an Excited Electron Emits 53</p> <p>Answers to Questions on the Periodic Table 55</p> <p><b>Part 2: Making and Remaking Compounds</b><b> 57</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Building Bonds </b><b>59</b></p> <p>Pairing Charges with Ionic Bonds 60</p> <p>Sharing Electrons with Covalent Bonds 63</p> <p>Occupying and Overlapping Molecular Orbitals 67</p> <p>Polarity: Sharing Electrons Unevenly 70</p> <p>Shaping Molecules: VSEPR Theory and Hybridization 73</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Bonds 78</p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Naming Compounds and Writing Formulas</b><b> 81</b></p> <p>Labeling Ionic Compounds and Writing Their Formulas 81</p> <p>Getting a Grip on Ionic Compounds with Polyatomic Ions 85</p> <p>Naming Molecular (Covalent) Compounds and Writing Their Formulas 87</p> <p>Addressing Acids 89</p> <p>Mixing the Rules for Naming and Formula Writing 91</p> <p>Beyond the Basics: Naming Organic Carbon Chains 93</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Naming Compounds and Writing Formulas 96</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Understanding the Many Uses of the Mole</b><b> 101</b></p> <p>The Mole Conversion Factor: Avogadro’s Number 102</p> <p>Doing Mass and Volume Mole Conversions 103</p> <p>Determining Percent Composition 106</p> <p>Calculating Empirical Formulas 107</p> <p>Using Empirical Formulas to Find Molecular Formulas 109</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Moles 111</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: Getting a Grip on Chemical Equations</b><b> 115</b></p> <p>Translating Chemistry into Equations and Symbols 116</p> <p>Balancing Chemical Equations 118</p> <p>Recognizing Reactions and Predicting Products 120</p> <p>Combination (synthesis) 120</p> <p>Decomposition 120</p> <p>Single replacement (single displacement) 121</p> <p>Double replacement (double displacement) 121</p> <p>Combustion 123</p> <p>Canceling Spectator Ions: Net Ionic Equations 125</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Chemical Equations 127</p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Putting Stoichiometry to Work</b><b> 129</b></p> <p>Using Mole-Mole Conversions from Balanced Equations 130</p> <p>Putting Moles at the Center: Conversions Involving Particles,</p> <p>Volumes, and Masses 132</p> <p>Limiting Your Reagents 135</p> <p>Counting Your Chickens after They’ve Hatched: Percent Yield Calculations 138</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Stoichiometry 140</p> <p><b>Part 3: Examining Changes In Terms of Energy </b><b>147</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 10: Understanding States in Terms of Energy</b><b> 149</b></p> <p>Describing States of Matter with the Kinetic Molecular Theory 149</p> <p>Make a Move: Figuring Out Phase Transitions and Diagrams 151</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Changes of State 154</p> <p><b>Chapter 11: Obeying Gas Laws</b><b> 155</b></p> <p>Boyle’s Law: Playing with Pressure and Volume 156</p> <p>Charles’s Law and Absolute Zero: Looking at Volume and Temperature 157</p> <p>The Combined and Ideal Gas Laws: Working with Pressure, Volume, and</p> <p>Temperature 159</p> <p>Mixing It Up with Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures 162</p> <p>Diffusing and Effusing with Graham’s Law 163</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Gas Laws 165</p> <p><b>Chapter 12: Dissolving into Solutions </b><b>169</b></p> <p>Seeing Different Forces at Work in Solubility 169</p> <p>Concentrating on Molarity and Percent Solutions 172</p> <p>Changing Concentrations by Making Dilutions 174</p> <p>Altering Solubility with Temperature 175</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Solutions 178</p> <p><b>Chapter 13: Playing Hot and Cold: Colligative Properties</b><b> 183</b></p> <p>Portioning Particles: Molality and Mole Fractions 183</p> <p>Too Hot to Handle: Elevating and Calculating Boiling Points 186</p> <p>How Low Can You Go? Depressing and Calculating Freezing Points 188</p> <p>Determining Molecular Masses with Boiling and Freezing Points 189</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Colligative Properties 191</p> <p><b>Chapter 14: Exploring Rates and Equilibrium</b><b> 195</b></p> <p>Measuring Rates 195</p> <p>Focusing on Factors That Affect Rates 199</p> <p>Measuring Equilibrium 201</p> <p>The equilibrium constant 202</p> <p>Free energy 203</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Rates and Equilibrium 206</p> <p><b>Chapter 15: Warming Up to Thermochemistry</b><b> 209</b></p> <p>Understanding the Basics of Thermodynamics 209</p> <p>Working with Specific Heat Capacity and Calorimetry 212</p> <p>Absorbing and Releasing Heat: Endothermic and Exothermic Reactions 214</p> <p>Summing Heats with Hess’s Law 216</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Thermochemistry 218</p> <p><b>Part 4: Swapping Charges</b><b> 221</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 16: Working with Acids and Bases</b><b> 223</b></p> <p>Surveying Three Complementary Methods for Defining Acids and Bases 224</p> <p>Method 1: Arrhenius sticks to the basics 224</p> <p>Method 2: Brønsted-Lowry tackles bases without a hydroxide ion 225</p> <p>Method 3: Lewis relies on electron pairs 226</p> <p>Measuring Acidity and Basicity: pH, pOH, and KW 228</p> <p>Ka and Kb: Finding Strength through Dissociation 230</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Acids and Bases 233</p> <p><b>Chapter 17: Achieving Neutrality with Titrations and Buffers</b><b> 237</b></p> <p>Concentrating on Titration to Figure Out Molarity 238</p> <p>Maintaining Your pH with Buffers 241</p> <p>Measuring Salt Solubility with <i>Ksp </i>244</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Titrations and Buffers 245</p> <p><b>Chapter 18: Accounting for Electrons in Redox</b><b> 247</b></p> <p>Oxidation Numbers: Keeping Tabs on Electrons 247</p> <p>Balancing Redox Reactions under Acidic Conditions 250</p> <p>Balancing Redox Reactions under Basic Conditions 252</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Electrons in Redox 255</p> <p><b>Chapter 19: Galvanizing Yourself to Do Electrochemistry</b><b> 259</b></p> <p>Identifying Anodes and Cathodes 259</p> <p>Calculating Electromotive Force and Standard Reduction Potentials 263</p> <p>Coupling Current to Chemistry: Electrolytic Cells 266</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Electrochemistry 269</p> <p><b>Chapter 20: Doing Chemistry with Atomic Nuclei</b><b> 273</b></p> <p>Decaying Nuclei in Different Ways 273</p> <p>Alpha decay 274</p> <p>Beta decay 274</p> <p>Gamma decay 275</p> <p>Measuring Rates of Decay: Half-Lives 276</p> <p>Making and Breaking Nuclei: Fusion and Fission 277</p> <p>Answers to Questions on Nuclear Chemistry 279</p> <p><b>Part 5: The Part of Tens </b><b>281</b></p> <p>Chapter 21: Ten Chemistry Formulas to Tattoo on Your Brain 283</p> <p>Chapter 22: Ten Annoying Exceptions to Chemistry Rules 289</p> <p>Index 295</p>
<p><b>Christopher Hren</b> is a high school chemistry teacher and former track and football coach. <b>Peter J. Mikulecky, PhD,</b> teaches biology and chemistry at Fusion Learning Center and Fusion Academy.
<ul> <li>Find FREE quizzes for every chapter online</li> <li>Work with states, phases, energy, and ions</li> <li>Master the mole and chemical equations</li> </ul> <p><b>With practice, you'll understand chemistry perfectly!</b> <p>Need to understand basic chemistry but drowning in the details? This workbook is for you! Inside and online, hundreds of problems focus on topics covered in first-year chemistry, with just enough theory for you to tackle them and grasp the bigger picture. It's the ideal study aid for your first chemistry class, prep guide for exams, or refresher to get you back up to speed if you're a bit rusty. <p><b>Inside…</b> <ul> <li>Learn chemical symbols</li> <li>Decipher bonds and compounds</li> <li>Master conversions and measurements</li> <li>Understand acids and bases</li> <li>Identify anodes and cathodes</li> <li>Explore thermochemistry basics</li> <li>Grasp scientific notation</li> </ul> <p><b>FREE 1-year access to quizzes online!</b>

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