General Chemistry, Cengage International Edition,
12th Edition

1. Chemistry and Measurement.
2. Atoms, Molecules, and Ions.
3. Calculations with Chemical Formulas and Equations.
4. Chemical Reactions.
5. The Gaseous State.
6. Thermochemistry.
7. Quantum Theory of the Atom.
8. Electron Configurations and Periodicity.
9. Ionic and Covalent Bonding.
10. Molecular Geometry and Chemical Bonding Theory.
11. States of Matter; Liquids and Solids.
12. Solutions.
13. Rates of Reaction.
14. Chemical Equilibrium.
15. Acids and Bases.
16. Acid-Base Equilibria.
17. Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria.
18. Thermodynamics and Equilibrium.
19. Electrochemistry.
20. Nuclear Chemistry.
21. Chemistry of the Main-Group Elements.
22. The Transition Elements and Coordination Compounds.
23. Organic Chemistry.
24. Polymer Materials: Synthetic and Biological.
APPENDIXES.
Answers to Exercises.
Answers to Concept Checks.
Answers to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems.

• Darrell Ebbing

  Darrell Ebbing has taught general chemistry for more than thirty years and is now retired from Wayne State University. He received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Indiana University.

• Steven D. Gammon

  Steven D. Gammon is the Provost at the University of Maine Fort Kent. In this role he continues to be engaged in working to provide exceptional educational experiences for students in chemistry, the sciences and other disciplines.

• Christopher Koenigsmann

  Christopher Koenigsmann is an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Fordham University. He received his Ph.D. from Stony Brook University and was a postdoctoral associate at Yale University. His research group focuses on designing, synthesizing and characterizing nanostructured materials tailored for use in renewable energy, air purification and sensor technology. He teaches the general chemistry lecture and lab courses and is interested in using active and group learning strategies to improve student engagement in the course. In addition, he developed a new online learning platform for general chemistry laboratories that combines tutorials, digital simulations and algorithmically generated content to create digital pre- and post-lab assignments that accompany hands-on laboratory experiments. Koenigsmann grew up in suburban New York and developed an interest in chemistry in high school thanks to the passion and dedication of his high school chemistry teacher.

• Nancy Wu

  Nancy Wu is an associate professor of Teaching in the Department of Chemistry at Wayne State University. She received her Ph.D. in chemical biology from the University of Michigan. Her doctoral research involved elucidating the kinetic mechanism and inhibition of protein-only ribonuclease P. At Wayne State University, she currently teaches introductory general, organic and biological chemistry courses. She has also developed and taught new laboratory curriculum in introductory chemistry courses for non-science majors and serves as a mentor for graduate teaching assistants and a research advisor for undergraduate students. Wu was born and raised in San Francisco, where her curiosity in chemistry first began in high school.

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• NEW digital workbooks, available in WebAssign, integrate text, interactives and questions, offering a guided reading experience that helps students engage with the text.

• NEW four-part scaffolding of in-text examples use proven pedagogical strategies to help students develop problem-solving skills that can be applied to homework.

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• Revisions introduce examples of current research in chemistry, including nanoscience, renewable energy, materials in chemistry and biochemistry.

• NEW biographical highlights of historical chemists, along with photographs, appear throughout the text. With this new material, students learn more about a diverse range of scientists whose research underpins many of the topics covered in the text. The variety of acclaimed scientists featured enables learners of varied backgrounds to see themselves as scientists.

• The 12th edition has been revised to introduce examples of current research in chemistry, including nanoscience, renewable energy, materials in chemistry and biochemistry. Examples include a discussion of modern techniques for measuring chemical composition, an illustration of laboratory techniques for growing diamonds, an exploration of the role of surfactants in nanomaterial synthesis and consideration of the OTop1 membrane receptor’s role in detecting sour foods.

• Co-authors Koeningsman and Wu have introduced a NEW approach to foundational topics in stoichiometry. Beginning in Chapter 3, the authors introduce a new flowchart with simple conversion factors such as Avogadro’s number and the molar mass, helping students visualize conversions among grams, moles and numbers of particles. Subsequent chapters expand the flowchart with concepts such as molarity, the ideal gas law end enthalpy.

• A wide variety of end-of-chapter problem types are available to meet the demands of today’s varied students. This includes “Conceptual Problems” to help the student understand the basic concepts. In addition to a wealth of basic problem sets, there are also “Strategy Problems” to challenge students and “Capstone Problems” that combine skills from earlier chapters. Co-authors Koeningsman and Wu have refreshed problems for this new edition, and exercises are now available in WebAssign.

• Textbook problems offer variety: Conceptual Problems focus on basic concepts, Strategy Problems challenge students, and Capstone Problems recall skills from previous chapters.

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