Chapter 1 A Science for All Seasons 1.1 Science and Technology: The Roots of Knowledge 1.2 The Baconian Dream and the Carsonian Nightmare 1.3 Science: Testable, Reproducible, Explanatory, Predictive, and Tentative 1.4 The Limitations of Science 1.5 Science and Technology: Risks and Benefits 1.6 Chemistry: Its Central Role 1.7 Solving Societys Problems: Scientific Research 1.8 Chemistry: A Study of Matter and Its Changes 1.9 Classification of Matter 1.10 The Measurement of Matter 1.11 Density 1.12 Energy: Heat and Temperature 1.13 Critical Thinking Chapter 2 Atoms: Are They for Real? 2.1 Atoms: The Greek Idea 2.2 Lavoisier: The Law of Conservation of Mass 2.3 Proust: The Law of Definite Proportions 2.4 John Dalton and the Atomic Theory of Matter 2.5 Out of Chaos: The Periodic Table 2.6 Atoms: Real and Relevant 2.7 Leucippus Revisited: Molecules Chapter 3 Atomic Structure: Images of the Invisible 3.1 Electricity and the Atom 3.2 Serendipity in Science: X-Rays and Radioactivity 3.3 Three Types of Radioactivity 3.4 Rutherfords Experiment: The Nuclear Model of the Atom 3.5 The Nucleus: A Parts List 3.6 Electron Arrangement: The Bohr Model 3.7 Electron Arrangement: The Quantum Model 3.8 Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table 3.9 Which Model to Choose? Chapter 4 Nuclear Chemistry: The Heart of the Matter 4.1 Natural Radioactivity 4.2 Nuclear Equations 4.3 Half-Life 4.4 Radioisotopic Dating 4.5 Artificial Transmutation 4.6 Uses of Radioisotopes 4.7 Nuclear Medicine 4.8 Penetrating Power of Radiation 4.9 Energy from the Nucleus 4.10 The Building of the Bomb 4.11 Radioactive Fallout 4.12 Nuclear Power Plants 4.13 Thermonuclear Reactions 4.14 The Nuclear Age Chapter 5 Chemical Bonds: The Ties That Bind 5.1 The Art of Deduction: Stable Electron Configurations 5.2 Lewis (Electron-Dot) Symbols 5.3 Sodium Reacts with Chlorine: Facts 5.4 Sodium Reacts with Chlorine: The Theory 5.5 Using Lewis Symbols: More Ionic Compounds 5.6 Formulas and Names of Binary Ionic Compounds 5.7 Covalent Bonds: Shared Electron Pairs 5.8 Unequal Sharing: Polar Covalent Bonds 5.9 Polyatomic Molecules: Water, Ammonia, and Methane 5.10 Polyatomic Ions 5.11 Rules for Writing Lewis Formulas 5.12 Odd-Electron Molecules: Free Radicals 5.13 Molecular Shapes: The VSEPR Theory 5.14 Shapes and Properties: Polar and Nonpolar Molecules Chapter 6 Chemical Accounting: Mass and Volume Relationships 6.1 Chemical Sentences: Equations 6.2 Volume Relationships in Chemical Equations 6.3 Avogadros Number: 6.02 x 10^23 6.4 The Mole: A Dozen Eggs and a Mole of Sugar, Please 6.5 Mole and Mass Relationships in Chemical Equations 6.6 The Gas Laws 6.7 Solutions Chapter 7 Acids and Bases: Please Pass the Protons 7.1 Acids and Bases: Experimental Definitions 7.2 Acids, Bases, and Salts 7.3 Acidic and Basic Anhydrides 7.4 Strong and Weak Acids and Bases 7.5 Neutralization 7.6 The pH Scale 7.7 Acid Rain 7.8 Antacids: A Basic Remedy 7.9 Acids and Bases in Industry and in Us Chapter 8 Oxidation and Reduction: Burn and Unburn 8.1 Oxidation and Reduction: Three Views 8.2 Oxidizing and Reducing Agents 8.3 Electrochemistry: Cells and Batteries 8.4 Corrosion 8.5 Explosive Reactions 8.6 Oxygen: An Abundant and Essential Oxidizing Agent 8.7 Other Common Oxidizing Agents 8.8 Some Reducing Agents of Interest 8.9 A Closer Look at Hydrogen