Detailed Product Description

This review book provides comprehensive coverage of high school-level chemistry topics, with special focus on the New York State Regents Chemistry exam. Topics reviewed include atomic structure, chemical formulas and equations, the mathematics of chemistry, thermochemistry and thermodynamics, the phases of matter, chemical periodicity, chemical bonding, solutions, an introduction to organic chemistry, kinetics and equilibrium, acids and bases, electrochemistry, and a review of organic chemistry, nuclear chemistry, and important laboratory procedures. Also included are two recent New York State Regents exams.

Table of Contents:
Introduction to Chemistry
Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Formulas and Equations
The Electronic Structure of Atoms
Chemical Periodicity
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Shape
Organic Chemistry
Gases, Liquids, and Solids
Stoichiometry: The Mathematics of Chemistry
Solutions and Their Properties
Thermochemistry and Thermodynamics
Kinetics and Equilibrium
Acids and Bases
Reduction-Oxidation (REDOX) and Electrochemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
The Chemistry Laboratory
Glossary
Appendix 1—Reference Tables for Chemistry
Appendix 2—Answers to Questions for Review
Appendix 3—Answering “Constructed-Response” Questions
Appendix 4—Chemistry Web Sites
Appendix 5—The New York State Regents Examination in Chemistry
Index