Chemistry : an introduction to organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry /
Catherine E. Housecroft, Edwin C. Constable.
- 3rd ed.
- Harlow, England ; New York : Pearson Prentice Hall, 2006.
- xxix, 1285 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Includes index.
Includes index.
Some basic concepts -- Thermochemistry -- Atoms and atomic structure -- Homonuclear covalent bonds -- Heteronuclear diatomic molecules -- Polyatomic molecules : shapes -- Polyatomic molecules : bonding -- Ions -- Elements -- Mass spectrometry -- Introduction to spectroscopy -- Vibrational and rotational spectroscopies -- Electronic spectroscopy -- NMR spectroscopy -- Reaction kinetics -- Equilibria -- Thermodynamics -- Electrochemistry -- The conductivity of ions in solution -- Periodicity -- Hydrogen and the s-block elements -- P-block and high oxidation state d-block metals -- Carbon compounds : an introduction -- Acyclic and cyclic alkanes -- Alkenes and alkynes -- Polar organic molecules : an introduction -- Halogenoalkanes -- Ethers -- Alcohols -- Amines -- Aromatic compounds -- Carbonyl compounds -- Aromatic heterocyclic compounds -- Molecules in nature.
This text integrates the three major branches of chemistry, with the aim of enabling students to tackle more easily the problems within the subject and to apply chemistry to real-life situations.