Preface
General Chemistry
1 Chemistry:Methods and Measurement
2 The Composition and Structure of the Atom
Lives
3 Elements,Atoms,Lons,and the Periodic Talbe
4 Structure and Properties of Lonic and Covalent Compounds
5 Calculations and the Chemical Equation
6 States of Matter:Gases,Liquids,and Solids
7 Reactions and Solutions
8 Chemical and Physical Change:Energy,Rate,and Equilibrium
9 Charge-Transfer Reactions:Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction
10 The Nucleus,Radioactivity,and Nuclear Medicine
Organic Chemistry
11 An Introduction to Organic Chemistry:The Saturated Hydrocarbons
12 The Unsaturated Hydrocarbons:Alkenes,Alkynes,and Aromatics
13 Alcohols,Phenols,Thiols,and Ethers
14 Aldehydes and Ketones
15 Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
16 Amines and Amides
Biochemistry
17 Carbohydrates
18 Lipids and Their Functions in Biochemical Systems
19 Protein Structure and Function
20 Enzymes
21 Carbohydrate Metabolism
22 Aerobic Respiration and Energy Production
23 Fatty Acid Metabolism
24 Introduction to Molecular Genetics
Appendixes
Glossary
Answers to Selected Problems
Credits
Index