Chapter 1 General Chemistry001
1.1 Chemistry: The Central Science001
1.2 The Scientific Method002
1.3 Matter: Physical State and Chemical Composition004
1.4 Elements and the Periodic Table009
1.5 Chemical Reactions in Aqueous Solution012

Chapter 2 Inorganic Chemistry016
2.1 Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds016
2.2 Nomenclature of Coordination Compounds021
2.3 Ionic and Covalent Bonds 023
2.4 Coordination Compounds030
2.5 The Halogens034

Chapter 3 Organic Chemistry041
3.1 What is Organic Chemistry?041
3.2 Classes of Organic Compounds043
3.3 Nomenclature of Organic Compounds 045
3.4 Hydrocarbons053
3.5 Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions065
3.6 Isomerism070
3.7 Organic Polymers 074

Chapter 4 Analytical Chemistry081
4.1 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry081
4.2 Spectrochemical Methods084
4.3 Chromatography091
4.4 Thin-Layer Chromatography095
4.5 NMR Spectroscopy100
4.6 Mass Spectrometry104

Chapter 5 Physical Chemistry109
5.1 Introduction to Physical Chemistry109
5.2 Chemical Equilibrium114
5.3 Thermodynamics119
5.4 Solutions 124
5.5 Catalysis130
5.6 Electrochemical Cells 134

Chapter 6 Chemistry in Life141
6.1 Nitroglycerine141
6.2 Coupling of Reactions142
6.3 Haber Process 144
6.4 Air Bags146
6.5 Self-Cleaning Windows147
6.6 Lithium-Ion Batteries148
6.7 Liquid Crystals150
6.8 Superconductors152
6.9 The Discovery of Prodrugs154
6.10 Magnetic Resonance Imaging156

Chapter 7 Writing Lab Reports and Papers158
7.1 Some Guidelines for Writing Lab Reports158
7.2 Some Guidelines for Writing Scientific Papers168

Appendices 173
Appendix A Names of Chemical Elements173
Appendix B Common Chemical Terms176
Appendix C Some Laboratory Apparatus208
Appendix D Simple Guidelines to Qualitative Analysis of Inorganic Compounds210

References214