PAINLESS Chemistry (Second Edition)

The pain vanishes when you transform chemistry problems into fun
- Learn how chemistry is conected with everything in your life-including your environment
- See how the Periodic Table of Elements gives you the key to an uderstanding of chemistry
- Discover many of nature's surprises as you learn about phases changes, chemical reactions, and more
- Test your learning progress with fun quizzes and "Brain Ticklers"

Contents

Chapter 1: Matter
Energy or Matter
Mass
Volume
Density
Metric Units of Measure
Modern Atomic Theory
Relative Particle Sizes
Wrapping Up
Brain Ticklers-The Answer

Chapter 2: The Periodic Table of the Elements
Elements
The Periodic Table of the Elements
Wrapping up
Brain Ticklers-The Answer

Chapter 3: Phases of Matter
Phases of Matter
Phases Changes
Reading a Phase Change Graph 
Things That Affect a Phase Change
Wrapping Up
Brain Ticklers-The Answer

Chapter 4: Gas Laws
Gas Laws
Boile's Law
Charles' Law and Gay Lussac's Law
Avogadro's Law
Ideal Gas Law
More About Gas Laws
Wrapping Up
Brain Ticklers-The Answer

Chapter 5: Mixtures
Mixtures
Gas Mixture Laws
Separating Mixtures
Solutions, Colloids, and Suspensions
Solubility
Effects of Solutes on Solvent Physical Properties
Factors That Affect Solubility
Calculating Concentration
Wrapping up
Brain Ticklers-The Answer

Chapter 6: Molecules and Compounds
Molecules and Compounds
Bonding
Formulas, Models, an Diagrams
Naming Compounds
Carbon Compounds
Wrapping Up
Brain Ticklers-The Answer

Chapter 7: Chemical Reactions
Chemical Reactions
Law of Coservation of Mass
Types of Reactions
Reaction Energy
Wrapping Up
Brain Ticklers-The Answer

Chapter 8: Acids, Bases, and Salts
Properties of Acids and Bases
pH Scale
Neutralization Reactions
Wrapping up
Brain Ticklers-The Answer

Chapter 9: Nuclear Reactions
Chemical Reactions Versus Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Radioactive Decay
Wrapping Up
Brain Ticklers-The Answer

Chapter 10: Environmental Chemistry
Volcanic Eruptions
Smog Formatios
Acid Rain
Ocean Acidification
Atmospheric Ozone
Radon-222 Alert
Wrapping Up
Brain Ticklers-The Answer

Index

257 Pages

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