Easy Chemistry Step-by-Step

Take it step-by-step for chemistry success! The quickest route to learning a subject is through a solid grounding in the basics. So what you won't find in Easy Chemistry Step-by-Stepis a lot of endless drills. Instead, you get a clear explanation that breaks down complex concepts into easy-to-understand steps that, with the aid of helpful graphics, will enable you to grasp chemistry essentials. Rules and concepts are explained in detail in everyday English, then reinforced by annotated examples and focused exercises that build understanding for work in class and make review for tests and exams more effective. This book features: Large step-by-step charts breaking down each step within a process and showing clear connections between topics and annotations to clarify difficulties Stay-in-step panels show how to cope with variations to the core steps Step-it-up exercises link practice to the core steps already presented Missteps and stumbles highlight common errors to avoid You can master chemistry as long as you take it Step-by-Step!

Preface
1 The Elements on the Periodic Table
Element Names and Location on the Periodic Table
Origins of Element Names
Types of Elements
Element Phases
Diatomic Elements
2 Atomic Structure and Atomic Mass
Proton Number
Electron Number
Neutron Number
Average Isotopic Mass
Overall Structure
3 Ionic Compound Naming and Formula Writing
Naming Ionic Compounds
Writing an Ionic Formula from the Name
4 Covalent Compound Naming and Formula Writing
Covalent Compound Naming from a Formula
Covalent Compound Formula Writing from a Name
5 Acid Theories, Naming, and Formula Writing
Naming Acids with Anions That End in -ide
Naming Acids with Anions That End in -ate
Naming Acids with Anions That End in -ite
Naming Acids from Their Formula
Determining the Formula of an Acid from the Name
6 Physical and Chemical Properties and Changes
Physical and Chemical Properties
Physical and Chemical Changes
Intensive and Extensive Physical Properties of Matter
Combined Properties Review
7 Measurements and Significant Figures
Measurements
Significant Figures
Rounding a Value
Calculations Involving Many Steps
Units, Scientific Notation, and Logarithms
Changing a Scientific Notation to a Number
8 Density
Measurements Needed to Calculate Density
Solving for Different Variables by Rearranging the Equation
Graphical Means of Determining Density
9 Formula Mass, Moles, and Molar Mass
Formula Mass
Moles
Mole Conversions
The Foundational Skill of Chemistry: Mole Conversions
10 Percent Composition
Calculating Percent Composition
Determining an Empirical Formula from Percent Composition by Mass
11 Balancing a Chemical Equation
Counting Atoms of Elements
Counting Atoms of Elements with Coefficients
Balancing an Equation
Balancing Equations of Reactions Written in Words
12 Rules for Drawing Lewis Structures of Molecules and Ions
Electron Configurations
Drawing Lewis Structures
13 An Introduction to Acids, Bases, and Salts
Arrhenius Acids and Bases
Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
Lewis Acids and Bases
Weak and Strong Acids, Bases, and Salts
Neutralization Reactions
14 Writing and Naming Organic Compound Formulas
Writing Simple Alkane, Alkene, and Alkyne Formulas from a Compound Name
Naming Simple Organic Molecules from a Formula
Naming Simple Alcohols and Organic Acids
Writing the Formula of a Simple Alcohol or Organic Acid from the Name
15 Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
Calculating an Oxidation State
Balancing Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
Identifying the Number of Electrons in Each Half Reaction
Balancing a Redox Reaction
Answer Key
Index