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Teaching chemistry goes beyond imparting facts and formulas. To effectively engage students, it is essential to foster their understanding of fundamental chemistry concepts and their ability to apply these concepts to solve problems. CHEMISTRY, CENGAGE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, Eleventh Edition is a trusted resource that equips educators with the tools needed to help students succeed in chemistry and beyond.
This edition has supported generations of teachers in guiding their students to “think like chemists,” developing critical-thinking and creative problem-solving skills to tackle even the most challenging topics. The engaging writing style, clear explanations, and interactive examples make it easier for educators to deliver lessons that promote understanding rather than rote memorization. Additionally, comprehensive online resources and instant feedback through OWLv2 enhance teaching effectiveness and make the learning experience more dynamic for students.
- The authors have updated the text to make chemistry concepts more accessible for today's students, incorporating current technology, examples and methods likely to resonate with modern readers.
- New Think-Pair-Share questions encourage student to first attempt to answer the question individually, then discuss their answer with other students, and finally present their solution to the class. These questions often require students to develop a more conceptual understanding of the material or consider problem-solving methods relevant to chapter content.
- Chemistry in Your Career features introduce a diverse group of people who are using their backgrounds in chemistry in a variety of professions, helping students envision a potential future in chemistry.
- New and revised end-of-chapter questions and problems, found in both the text and OWLv2, ensure that instruments and applications are current; cultural references are relevant; and there is a good balance of easy, medium and more difficult questions to help students progress in their learning.
- The dynamic art program has been updated for currency and inclusivity, helping bring the material to life for today's visual learners.
- OWLv2 assignments have been updated to include new end-of-chapter content, and targeted feedback has been added to many questions, giving students a helpful layer of additional explanation when they submit an incorrect answer.
- The Eleventh Edition maintains the text's trusted conceptual understanding framework, with a proven focus on equipping students to become effective critical thinkers: to ask questions, to apply rules and models and to evaluate the outcome.
- The text's step-by-step approach to problem-solving emphasizes using thoughtful, logical strategies rather than simply memorizing procedures, helping students learn how to break down and solve chemical problems effectively.
- Real-World Application features throughout the text showcase interesting modern applications of chemistry to help students appreciate the relevance of course material and key chemistry concepts to their lives and world.
2. Atoms, Molecules and Ions.
3. Stoichiometry.
4. Types of Chemical Reactions and Solution Stoichiometry.
5. Gases.
6. Thermochemistry.
7. Atomic Structure and Periodicity.
8. Bonding: General Concepts.
9. Covalent Bonding: Orbitals.
10. Liquids and Solids.
11. Properties of Solutions.
12. Chemical Kinetics.
13. Chemical Equilibrium.
14. Acids and Bases.
15. Acid-Base Equilibria.
16. Solubility and Complex Ion Equilibria.
17. Spontaneity, Entropy and Free Energy.
18. Electrochemistry.
19. The Nucleus: A Chemist's View.
20. The Representative Elements.
21. Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry.
22. Organic and Biological Molecules.
Appendix 1: Mathematical Procedures.
A1.1. Exponential Notation.
A1.2. Logarithms.
A1.3. Graphing Functions.
A1.4. Solving Quadratic Equations.
A1.5. Uncertainties in Measurements.
Appendix 2: The Quantitative Kinetic Molecular Model.
Appendix 3: Spectral Analysis.
Appendix 4: Selected Thermodynamic Data.
Appendix 5: Equilibrium Constants and Reduction Potentials.
A5.1. Values of Ka for Some Common Monoprotic Acids.
A5.2. Stepwise Dissociation Constants for Several Common Polyprotic Acids.
A5.3. Values of Kb for Some Common Weak Bases.
A5.4. Ksp Values at 25_C for Common Ionic Solids.
A5.5. Standard Reduction Potentials at 25_C (298K) for Many Common Half-Reactions.
Appendix 6: SI Units and Conversion Factors.
Glossary.
Answers to Selected Exercises.
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FOR STUDENTS
Student Solutions Manual for Chemistry
ISBN: 9780357850749
This manual contains fully worked-out solutions to all odd-numbered exercises in the text, giving students a way to check their answers and ensure they took the correct steps in solving the problem.