Chemistry Essentials For Dummies - Softcover

Moore, John T.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470618361 ISBN 13: 9780470618363

Publisher: For Dummies, 2010

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Whether studying chemistry as part of a degree requirement or as part of a core curriculum, students will find Chemistry Essentials For Dummies to be an invaluable quick reference guide to the fundamentals of this often challenging course. Chemistry Essentials For Dummies contains content focused on key topics only, with discrete explanations of critical concepts taught in a typical two-semester high school chemistry class or a college level Chemistry I course, from bonds and reactions to acids, bases, and the mole. This guide is also a perfect reference for parents who need to review critical chemistry concepts as they help high school students with homework assignments, as well as for adult learners headed back into the classroom who just need to a refresher of the core concepts.

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Title Chemistry For Dummies Chemistry Workbook For Dummies 1001 Chemistry Practice Problems For Dummies Chemistry Essentials For Dummies           Guide Type Tutorial Workbook Practice Problems Review/Study   Audience Level Beginner to Intermediate Beginner to Intermediate All Levels All Levels   Pages 384 360 432 192   List Price $19.99 $19.99 $22.99 $9.99   Publication Date June, 2011 August, 2008 December, 2013 May, 2010   Author(s) Moore Mikulecky, Brutlag, Gilman, Peterson Hattori Moore   Imprint For Dummies For Dummies For Dummies For Dummies   Print Book 1118007301 0470251522 1118549325 0470618361   Kindle Book B0051BLT6W     B003KN3MEA   Edition 2nd 1st 1st 1st   Brief Description All the basic chemistry principles -- matter & energy, atoms & molecules, acids & bases, and much more. Tracks a chemistry course. Minimal review of chemistry principles. 100's of problems and exercises. Companion to Chemistry For Dummies. Build chemistry skills. 1001 problems, with detailed answers, organized by concept. Hands-on practice to build confidence, reinforce understanding. Concise coverage & examples of key concepts. Free of review information. No practice problems. Use as a refresher or for review.

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Just the critical concepts and information you need to ace Chemistry

From bonds and reactions to acids, bases, and the mole, Chemistry Essentials For Dummies focuses on the essential information and concepts students encounter in a first semester college or high school chemistry class. This handy guide is perfect for cramming, homework help, or as a reference for parents helping kids study for exams.

• What's the matter? — Get to the heart of matter and energy, from states of matter and their changes to kinetic and potential energy

• Get a reaction — Discover the ins and outs of chemical reactions, how they occur, and how they can be balanced

• Bring it to the table — Understand how elements are arranged in the periodic table and get a handle on metals, nonmetals, and metalloids

• Dig the mole — Learn about "the mole" and find out how to count by weighing, apply Avogadro's number, and work with moles and chemical reactions

Open the book and find:

• How to measure matter

• The nuts and bolts of atomic structure

• An overview of the periodic table of elements

• Examples of chemical reactions

• Plain-English explanations of ionic and covalent bonds

• Properties of acids and bases

• The laws that gases obey

• How to use electron-dot formulas

Learn to:

• Exactly what you need to know about matter and energy

• The basics of chemical bonds

• How to balance chemical reactions

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0470618361
• ISBN 13: 9780470618363
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 192