Tucker W. Energy, Matter, and Change. An Introduction 2025

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This textbook serves as an introduction to the field of chemistry, aimed at secondary school students, and it assumes no prior knowledge on the readers’ part. As an introductory text, the book emphasizes fundamental skills that are necessary for chemistry, and science generally. This includes an emphasis on good writing and a focus on problem solving, with problems incorporated throughout the text. To help prepare students to pursue chemistry further, all information presented is in accord with the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry’s style and technical guidelines and supported through citations to the primary literature.
Introduction
Matter and Change
Measurement and Significant Figures
Conversion Factors and Chemical Amounts
Energy
Atomic Structure
Nuclear Change
Electron Configurations
Periodic Trends
Chemical Formulae and Nomenclature
Bonding
Three-Dimensional Structure
Intermolecular Interactions
States and Physical Changes
Describing and Quantifying Chemical Reactions
Chemical Reactions: Electron Transfer and Electron Sharing