Chemistry

This new edition of CHEMISTRY: PRINCIPLES AND REACTIONS continues to provide students with the "core" material essential to understanding the principles of general chemistry. Masterton and Hurley cover the basics without sacrificing the essentials, appealing to several markets. Appropriate for either a one- or two-semester course, CHEMISTRY: PRINCIPLES AND REACTIONS, Fifth Edition is three hundred pages shorter than most general chemistry texts and lives up to its long-standing reputation as THE student-oriented text. Though this text is shorter in length than most other General Chemistry books, it is not lower in level and with the addition of the large volume of content provided by the revolutionary GENERAL CHEMISTRY INTERACTIVE 3.0 CDROM that is included with every copy, it has a depth and breath rivaling much longer books.

Benefits:

• NEW! The molecular model art program is revised to visually reinforce students' conceptual understanding. Many figures in the art and photo program have been thoroughly revised for this edition. The nanoscale views of atoms, molecules, and ions have been completely revised using molecular modeling software and an exacting three-dimensional style. One of the key elements of the revised photo program is to illustrate more clearly sequences of events in a reaction or a chemical analysis.
• Most examples contain a Strategy statement, which describes the reasoning behind the Solution.
• Many examples end with a Reality Check, which encourages students to check whether the answer makes sense.
• Margin Notes: Sprinkled throughout the text are a number of short notes that have been placed in the margin to make important points or highlight current research in chemistry.
• Chapter Highlights: At the end of each chapter, you will find a brief review of the material covered in that chapter.
• Key Concepts are introduced in the chapter. These are indexed to the corresponding examples and end-of-chapter problems.
• Key Equations and Key Terms in the chapter.
• Each chapter is summarized by a multi-step Summary Problem that covers all or nearly all of the key concepts in the chapter.
• A set of questions and problems concludes each chapter. Most of these are classified, that is, grouped by type under a particular heading. The classified problems are in matched pairs.
• NEW! Included with the text is a version of the General Chemistry Interactive CD-ROM (Version 3.0) specifically organized to match the topic order of Chemistry: Principles and Reactions, Fifth Edition. The marginal notes found in the book, indicated by a CD-ROM icon, will direct students to specific topic screens on the CD-ROM. including tutorials, guided simulations, and media-based exercises. This dynamic and proven tool enhances student learning and efficiency by directly leading them to think and explore through interactive computer-based exercises.
• NEW! The Fifth Edition features 115 new in-text Examples including two types new to the text "Graded" and "Conceptual." "Graded" examples make students solve more difficult material as they proceed through each step of the Example. "Conceptual" examples lead students into conceptualizing the chemistry principles just discussed before solving the Example, directing them do more higher-order thinking at critical points in the chapter narrative.
• NEW! Updated and new Chemistry: Beyond the Classroom features designed to convince students that chemistry is so relevant to their lives that it worth devoting the time and effort required to master key principles. 5 of the 22 Chemistry: Beyond the Classroom boxes are new; 6 have been updated or revised with new material.
• NEW! Over 450 new end-of-chapter problems plus added new Conceptual Problems.
• NEW! All of the popular Summary Problems features, which tie together all the concepts covered in a chapter helping the student see the forest as well as the trees, have been re-worked for the 5th edition.
• NEW! This edition is supported by an expanded ancillary package that includes the OWL (Online Web-based Learning System) homework system and WebTutor™ Advantage on WebCT/Blackboard.
• NEW! FREE access to InfoTrac® College Edition is automatically packaged with this book! You and your students will receive four months of FREE access to an easy-to-use online database of full-length articles (not abstracts) from thousands of academic journals and popular sources spanning more than twenty years!
• Throughout the text, short biographies of some of the pioneers of chemistry, are referred to as Chemistry: The Human Side, range from Antoine Lavoisier (1748-1794) to Glenn Seaborg (1912-1999). These sketches emphasize the personalities as well as the accomplishments of these individuals.

• Matter and Measurements
• Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
• Mass Relations in Chemistry; Stoichiometry
• Reactions in Aqueous Solution
• Gases
• Electronic Structure and the Periodic Table
• Covalent Bonding
• Thermochemistry
• Liquids and Solids
• Solutions
• Rate of Reaction
• Gaseous Chemical Equilibrium
• Acids and Bases
• Equilibria in Acid-Base Solutions
• Complex Ions
• Precipitation Equilibria
• Spontaneity of Reaction
• Electrochemistry
• Nuclear Reactions
• Chemistry of the Metals
• Chemistry of the Nonmetals
• Organic Chemistry
• Appendix 1: Units, Constants, and Reference Data
• Appendix 2: Properties of the Elements
• Appendix 3: Exponents and Logarithms
• Appendix 4: Nomenclature
• Appendix 5: Molecular Orbitals
• Appendix 6: Answers to Even-Numbered and Challenge Questions & Problems