Periodic Table.- Preface.- How to Use this Book.- Acknowledgements.- Numbers, Units and Measurements.- Elements, Compounds and Reactions.- Inside the Atom.- Bonding Between Atoms.- More about Bonding.- Reactions of Ions in Solution.- Oxidation and Reduction.- The Mole.- Calculating Concentrations.- Gases, Liquids and Solids.- Solutions and Solubility.- Chemical Families.- Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions.- Speed of Chemical Reactions.- Chemical Equilibrium.- Gibbs Energy Changes.- Acid-Base Equilibria.- Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons.- Common Classes of Organic Compounds.- Organic Mechanisms.- Separating Mixtures.- Spectroscopy.- SPECIAL TOPICS.- Nuclear and Radiochemistry.- Environmental Chemistry.- Forensic Chemistry.- Chemistry Saving Lives.- Fire and Flame.- Answers to Exercises and Revision Questions.- Glossary.- Index.- Valencies of Common Ions. Skryť popis