General Chemistry
Fourth Edition
Donald A. McQuarrie
University of California, Davis
Peter A. Rock
University of California, Davis
Ethan B. Gallogly
Santa Monica College
CONTENTS IN
BRIEF
1.
Chemistry and the Scientific Method
2. Atoms and Molecules
Interchapter A: Elemental
Etymology
3. The Periodic Table
and Chemical Periodicity
Interchapter B: A Brief
History of the Periodic Table
4. Early Quantum Theory
5. Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure
Interchapter C: Hydrogen and
Oxygen
6. Ionic Bonds and Compounds
Interchapter D: The Alkali
Metals
7. Lewis Formulas
Interchapter E: Nitrogen
8. Prediction of Molecular Geometries
Interchapter F: Saturated
Hydrocarbons
9. Covalent Bonding
Interchapter
G: Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
10. Chemical Reactivity
Interchapter H: Aromatic
Hydrocarbons
11. Chemical Calculations
Interchapter
I: The Main Group Metals
12. Chemical Calculations for Solutions
Interchapter
J: Sulfur
13. Properties of Gases
Interchapter
K: The Noble Gases
14. Thermochemistry
Interchapter
L: Sources of Energy
15. Liquids and Solids
Interchapter
M: Carbon and Silicon
16. Colligative Properties of Solutions
Interchapter
N: Phosphorus
17. Chemical Kinetics: Rate Laws
Interchapter
O: Radiochemistry
18. Chemical Kinetics: Mechanisms
Interchapter
P: Alcohols, Aldehydes and Ketones
19. Chemical Equilibrium
Interchapter
Q: The Halogens
20. The Properties of Acids and Bases
Interchapter
R: Carboxylic Acids
21. Buffers and the Titration of Acids and Bases
Interchapter
S: Synthetic Polymers
22. Solubility and Precipitation Reactions
Interchapter
T: Biochemical Polymers
23. Chemical Thermodynamics
24. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
25. Electrochemistry
Interchapter
U: Batteries
26. The Chemistry of the Transition Metals
Appendices A-I
Index
