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Table of Contents 1 Chemistry: The Study of Change 2 Atoms, Molecules and Ions 3 Mass Relationships in Chemical Reactions 4 Reactions in Aqueous Solution 5 Gases 6 Thermochemistry 7 Quantum Theory and the Electronic Structure of Atoms 8 Periodic Relationships Among the Elements 9 Chemical Bonding I: Basic Concepts 10 Chemical Bonding II: Molecular Geometry and Hybridization of Atomic Orbitals 11 Intermolecular Forces and Liquids and Solids 12 Physical Properties of Solutions 13 Chemical Kinetics 14 Chemical Equilibrium 15 Acids and Bases 16 Acid-Base Equilibria and Solubility Equilibria 17 Chemistry in the Atmosphere 18 Entropy, Free Energy, and Equilibrium 19 Electrochemistry 20 Metallurgy and the Chemistry of Metals 21 Nonmetallic Elements and Their Compounds 22 Transition Metal Chemistry and Coordination Compounds 23 Nuclear Chemistry 24 Organic Chemistry 25 Synthetic and Natural Organic Polymers Appendix 1 Derivation of the Names of Elements Appendix 2 Units for the Gas Constant