Mastering Chemistry, 2nd Edition

By Peter Riley
April 2000
Macmillan, UK
ISBN: 0333695984
280 pages
$36.50 paper original

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Mastering Chemistry has been completely rewritten to embrace the new syllabus changes which have taken place since the first edition was published. It contains all the essential information needed to master Chemistry.

The book is presented through a progression of topics, beginning with simple concepts and ideas, e.g. the nature of matter and its organisation in the structure of the Earth and its atmosphere. The topics then move on to more complex concepts such as atomic structure and the nature of chemical reactions, their uses in industry and the implications to the environment.

Each chapter begins with a list of objectives to help the reader focus. Questions are asked throughout the book to help develop skills and each chapter ends with a summary to help aid revision.

Contents:
The States of the Matter
The Earth and the Atmosphere
Investigating Substances
Atomic Structure
Bonding
Representing Reactions
The Periodic Table
Metals
Non-Metals
Aqueous Chemistry
Acids, Bases and Salts
Quantitative Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Rates of Reaction
Organic Chemistry
Chemistry in Industry
Chemistry and the Environment

Author Biography:
PETER RILEY is a full-time writer who has had published many science books for students and teachers. He has nearly twenty-five years' teaching experience and was Head of Science at a large comprehensive school for many years.

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