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Chemistry : the easy way / Mark C. Kernion, Joseph A. Mascetta.

Kernion, Mark C., (author.). Mascetta, Joseph A., (author.).

Summary:

Barron's Chemistry: The Easy Way covers all important chemistry topics, from atomic structure and chemical formulas to electrochemistry and the basics of organic chemistry. Three full-length tests are included with answers fully explained, two of them modeled after the SAT Subject Area Chemistry Test. A method of diagnosing students' strengths and weaknesses by topic area is included with each test.

Record details

ISBN: 1438012101
ISBN: 9781438012100
Physical Description: xxi, 520 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Edition: Sixth edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Kaplan, Inc., d/b/a Barron's Educational Series, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

"Learn chemistry the easy way!"

Originally published as How to prepare for the college board achievement tests, chemistry, 1969, 1981; Chemistry the easy way, 1983, 1989, 1996, 2003; and E-Z chemistry, 2009.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1. An introduction. Introduction to chemistry -- Part 2. The nature of matter. Atomic structure and the periodic table -- Bonding -- Part 3. Using atoms and molecules. Chemical formulas -- Part 4. The states and phases of matter. Gases and the gas laws -- Chemical calculations (stoichiometry) and the mole concept -- Liquids, solids, and phase changes -- Part 5. Chemical reactions. Chemical reactions and thermochemistry -- Rates of chemical reactions -- Chemical equilibrium -- Acids, bases, and salts -- Oxidation-reduction and electrochemistry -- Part 6. Representative groups and families. Some representative groups and families -- Part 7. Organic and nuclear chemistry. Carbon and organic chemistry -- Nucleonics -- Representative laboratory setups -- Part 8. Testing your achievement in chemistry. Practice tests in chemistry.