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The organization of the text treats chemistry as an experimental subject by beginning with observable, macroscopic chemistry and later moving to the quantum mechanical theory that provides the underpinning of modern chemistry.
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This textbook introduces chemistry in terms of macroscopic concepts and principles derived from laboratory experiments and everyday observation. It then outlines more abstract, theoretical, interpretive aspects. Emphasizing the importance of both experimentation and theory, the book discusses the atomic nature of matter, stoichiometry, periodicity, condensed phases and phase transitions, chemical equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium, thermochemistry, spontaneous change, redox reactions, electrochemistry, cell voltage, chemical kinetics, nuclear chemistry, quantum mechanics, chemical bonding, spectroscopy, coordination complexes, solid-state materials, chemical processes, halogens, and polymers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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