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Chemistry, 10th Edition

Kenneth W. Whitten, Raymond E. Davis, Larry Peck, George G. Stanley

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This new edition of CHEMISTRY continues to incorporate a strong molecular reasoning focus, amplified problem-solving exercises, a wide range of real-life examples and applications, and innovative technological resources. With this text's focus on molecular reasoning, your students will learn to think at the molecular level and make connections between molecular structure and macroscopic properties. The Tenth Edition has been revised throughout and now includes a reorganization of the descriptive chemistry chapters to improve the flow of topics, a new basic math skills Appendix, an updated art program with new "talking labels" that fully explain what is going on in the figure, and much more.

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Meet the Authors

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Kenneth W. Whitten

Kenneth Whitten is professor emeritus at the University of Georgia (UGA). Dr. Whitten received his A.B. at Berry College, M.S. at the University of Mississippi, and Ph.D. at the University of Illinois. He taught at Tulane, the University of Southwestern Louisiana, the Mississippi State College of Women, and the University of Alabama before joining the UGA faculty as assistant professor and coordinator of general chemistry in 1967. He remained coordinator of general chemistry throughout his UGA career until his retirement in 1998. His numerous awards include the G.E. Philbrook Chemistry Teacher of the Year Award, the Outstanding Honors Professor, the Franklin College Outstanding Teacher of the Year, the General Sandy Beaver Teaching Award, and a Senior Teaching Fellowship. An award was established in Dr. Whitten's honor in 1998 celebrating outstanding teaching assistants in UGA's department of chemistry.

Raymond E. Davis

Raymond Davis is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas, Austin. He received his B.S. at the University of Kansas in 1960, his Ph.D. from Yale University in 1965, and was a Cancer Research Scientist at the Roswell Park Memorial Institute from 1964 to 1968. His awards include the Minnie Stevens Piper Professorship in 1992, the Jean Holloway Award in Chemistry Teaching in 1996, and (five times) the Outstanding Teacher Award given by campus freshman honor societies. He was an inaugural member of the University's Academy of Distinguished Teachers in 1995.

Larry Peck

M. Larry Peck, Professor Emeritus at Texas A & M University, received his Ph.D. from Montana State University in 1971. He won the Chemical Manufacturers Association Catalyst Award in 2000, Texas A & M's Association of Former Students Distinguished Achievement Award in Chemistry Teaching in 2002, and the Division of Chemical Education's Outstanding Service to the Division Award in 2007. Until his retirement in 2006, Dr. Peck taught science at all levels and directed programs designed to improve the teaching of physical science programs now known in Texas as "integrated physics and chemistry." The resource materials developed in these workshops are being used as models for other state-funded teacher training programs.

George G. Stanley

George Stanley, Cyril & Tutta Vetter Alumni Professor at Louisiana State University, received his B.S. from the University of Rochester in 1975 and his Ph.D. from Texas A & M University in 1979. He has extensive research experience in inorganic chemistry. George has won numerous awards and accolades, both nationally and locally, including the NSF Special Creativity Award in 1994, the LSU University Excellence in Science Teaching Award in 1995, the LSU College of Basic Sciences Center for Excellence in Science Teaching each year since 1997, and the Baton Rouge-ACS Charles E. Coates Award in 1999. He recently was named 2005-2006 TIAA-CREF Service Learning Fellow due to his longtime commitment to service-learning programs at LSU.

What's New

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  • REORGANIZATION OF DESCRIPTIVE CHEMISTRY CHAPTERS (22-28): To facilitate an improved flow of the descriptive chemistry topics optionally covered in many courses and to provide more convenient options for custom versions of the textbook, Chapters 22 through 28 have been reorganized as follows: Chapter 22 is now Nuclear Chemistry; Chapter 23, Organic Chemistry I: Formulas, Names and Properties; Chapter 24, Organic Chemistry II: Shapes, Selected Reactions, and Biopolymers; Chapter 25, Coordination Compounds; Chapter 26, Metals I: Metallurgy; Chapter 27, Metals II: Properties and Reactions; and Chapter 28, Some Nonmetals and Metalloids.
  • NEW BASIC MATH SKILLS APPENDIX: To aid the flow of introductory chemistry material in Chapter 1, a review of topics in basic mathematics skills, including scientific notation and use of significant figures, with numerous Examples, now appears in Appendix A. Related Exercises remain in the Measurements and Calculations area at the end of Chapter 1.
  • REORGANIZED INTRODUCTION TO AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS: Section 6-1 has been reorganized to improve the descriptive introduction to aspects of aqueous solutions, including ionization and dissociation, acids, bases, and solubility guidelines. These basic ideas are then elaborated in the classification of reactions in the remainder of Chapter 6 and serve as a foundation throughout the textbook for further discussion of physical and chemical properties of solutions.
  • MORE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF CENTRAL ATOM LONE PAIRS: In Chapter 8, a more comprehensive tabular summary of the influence of central atom lone pairs on molecular geometry has been added to enhance student understanding.
  • A REVISED AND UPDATED ART PROGRAM: The Tenth Edition's art program has been revised to include "talking labels" placed strategically within figures to explain what is going on in the illustration, so students can focus on learning instead of trying to figure out what is going on by going back and forth between a caption and the art. To exemplify the beauty and excitement of chemistry, the individual layouts of many figures have been revised to be more visually pleasing, balanced, and organized. The art program now includes more molecular models generated by the latest software to enhance the molecular reasoning theme. All electrostatic charge potential (ECP) art includes a more thorough explanation of its use.
  • ENHANCED OWL ONLINE WEB LEARNING: For the Tenth Edition, OWL now includes more parameterized end-of-chapter questions, encouraging students to practice multiple questions of the same type with different chemicals, wording, and numbers to ensure their mastery of the underlying chemical concepts. OWL also includes the Cengage YouBook, a customizable iPad-compatible multimedia eBook, Quick Prep assignments that help students learn skills essential for success in General Chemistry, and an optional solutions manual eBook.

Features

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  • MOLECULAR REASONING AND VISUALIZATION EMPHASIS: Molecular reasoning is woven throughout the text in chapter objectives, chapter essays, examples, and end-of-chapter problems and highlighted by a molecular reasoning icon.
  • CHAPTER-OPENING APPLICATIONS AND "CHEMISTRY IN USE" BOXES: These built-in learning aids illustrate the practical applications of chemistry in such areas as the environment, the development of science, research and technology, and our daily lives.
  • "BEYOND THE TEXTBOOK" QUESTIONS: These end-of-chapter questions ask students to solve problems through the use of online exercises in OWL, as well as other materials.
  • "STOP & THINK" BOXES: Throughout the text, these boxes alert students to common mistakes and points of emphasis in problem solving.
  • PROBLEM-SOLVING TIPS: Woven throughout chapters to show students alternative ways to look at a problem and guide them through more complex subject areas, these tips are based on the authors' experiences in the classroom and sensitivity to difficulties that students face.
  • UNIFIED THERMODYNAMICS COVERAGE: Thermodynamics is covered in one chapter, offering a unified presentation that helps students develop a clearer understanding of this key topic.
  • A WIDE RANGE OF END-OF-CHAPTER EXERCISES: The book's assignable questions and exercises range from skill-building drill problems to more challenging "Conceptual Exercises," "Building Your Knowledge," and "Beyond the Textbook" problems.
  • CHAPTER PREVIEW LEARNING AIDS: Each chapter begins with a chapter outline and list of objectives to allow students to preview the chapter.
  • OWL ONLINE WEB LEARNING: Improve student learning outcomes with OWL, the #1 online homework and learning system for chemistry. Developed by chemistry instructors, OWL includes course management tools that simplify homework management as well as reporting and grade book features that save time in grading homework and tracking student progress. With OWL you can address different student learning styles through tutorials, simulations, visualization exercises, and algorithmically-generated homework questions with instant answer-specific feedback. With OWL's mastery learning approach, students work at their own pace until they understand each concept/skill.

Table of Contents

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1. The Foundations of Chemistry.
2. Chemical Formulas and Composition Stoichiometry.
3. Chemical Equations and Reaction Stoichiometry.
4. The Structure of Atoms.
5. Chemical Periodicity.
6. Some Types of Chemical Reactions.
7. Chemical Bonding.
8. Molecular Structure and Covalent Bonding Theories.
9. Molecular Orbitals in Chemical Bonding.
10. Reactions in Aqueous Solutions I: Acids, Bases, and Salts.
11. Reactions in Aqueous Solutions II: Calculations.
12. Gases and the Kinetic-Molecular Theory.
13. Liquids and Solids.
14. Solutions.
15. Chemical Thermodynamics.
16. Chemical Kinetics.
17. Chemical Equilibrium.
18. Ionic Equilibria I: Acids and Bases.
19. Ionic Equilibria II: Buffers and Titration Curves.
20. Ionic Equilibria III: The Solubility Product Principle.
21. Electrochemistry.
22. Nuclear Chemistry.
23. Organic Chemistry I: Formulas, Names and Properties.
24. Organic Chemistry II: Shapes, selected Reactions, and Biopolymers.
25. Coordination Compounds.
26. Metals I: Metallurgy.
27. Metals II: Properties and Reactions.
28. Some Nonmetals and Metalloids.
Appendix A: Basic Math Skills (includes new significant figure section).
Appendix B: Electron Configurations of the Atoms of the Elements.
Appendix C: Common Units, Equivalences, and Conversion Factors.
Appendix D: Physical Constants.
Appendix E: Some Physical Constants for a Few Common Substances.
Appendix F: Ionization Constants for Weak Acids at 25°C.
Appendix G: Ionization Constants for Weak Bases at 25°C.
Appendix H: Solubility Product Constants for Some Inorganic Compounds at 25°C.
Appendix I: Dissociation Constants for Some Complex Ions.
Appendix J: Standard Reduction Potentials in Aqueous Solution at 25°C.
Appendix K: Selected Thermodynamic Values at 298.15 K.
Appendix L: Answers to Selected Even-Numbered Numerical Exercises.
Index of Equations.
Glossary/Index.

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By James A. Petrich of San Antonio College. This study guide includes: chapter summaries that highlight the main themes; study goals with section references; lists of important terms; a preliminary test for each chapter that provides an average of 80 drill and concept questions; and answers to the preliminary tests. The Study Guide helps students organize the material and practice applying the concepts of the core text.

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This survival guide focuses on helping students practice for exams and shows them how to solve difficult problems by dissecting them into manageable chunks. Written in the style of a student meeting with an instructor during office hours, it addresses the most frequently asked questions. This approach leads to the three levels approach – A, B, and minimal – to dissect a typical difficult question into manageable chunks and quickly build student confidence to master the knowledge needed to succeed in the course. This book is available for students to purchase at www.CENGAGEbrain.com or available for packaging with any Cengage textbook.

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By James A. Petrich of San Antonio College. This study guide includes: chapter summaries that highlight the main themes; study goals with section references; lists of important terms; a preliminary test for each chapter that provides an average of 80 drill and concept questions; and answers to the preliminary tests. The Study Guide helps students organize the material and practice applying the concepts of the core text.

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Authored by Wendy L. Keeney-Kennicutt of Texas A&M University, this manual contains answers and solutions to all even-numbered end-of-chapter exercises. Solutions are divided by section for easy reference. With this guide, the author helps students achieve a deeper, intuitive understanding of the material through constant reinforcement and practice. An online version is also available through OWL.