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Index
Cover page
Halftitle page
Series page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Its origins, scope, and organization
The divisions of chemistry
Chemistry’s overlap with other disciplines
The contribution of chemistry to other disciplines
Chapter 2: Its principles: atoms and molecules
The structure of atoms
Electrons in atoms
How atoms form bonds
Metals
Where we are, and the next step
Chapter 3: Its principles: energy and entropy
Some thermodynamics
The role of energy
Keeping track of energy
The rates of reactions
The nature of equilibrium
Where we are, and where we are going
Chapter 4: Its reactions
Proton transfer: acids and bases
Electron transfer: oxidation and reduction
Radical reactions
Another variety of acids: Lewis acids
The subtlety of organic chemistry
Chapter 5: Its techniques
Classical laboratory equipment
Spectroscopy
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Mass spectrometry
X-ray diffraction
Picturing surfaces
Computational chemistry
Modern approaches to synthesis
Chapter 6: Its achievements
Earth, air, fire, and water
Artefacts from oil
The creation of colour
The infrastructure of the everyday
Medicinal chemistry
Warfare, and other evils
Environmental issues
The cultural contributions of chemistry
Chapter 7: Its future
The edge of the unknown
New worlds
New dimensions
New applications
New discoveries
Other
Glossary
Further reading
Index
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