TY - BOOK AU - Lewis,Rob AU - Evans,Wynne TI - Chemistry T2 - Palgrave foundations SN - 9780230000117 (pbk.) : AV - QD31.2 U1 - 540 LEW PY - 2006/// CY - Basingstoke PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Chemistry KW - Science KW - ukslc KW - thema N1 - Previous ed.: Basingstoke: Palgrave, 2001; Includes index; Text and ill. on inside covers; Periodic Table - Preface - How to use this Book - Acknowledgements - Numbers, Units and Measurement - Elements, Compounds and Reactions - Inside the Atom - Bonding Between Atoms - More about Bonding - Reactions of Ions in Solution - Oxidation and Reduction - The Mole - Calculating Concentrations - Gases, Liquids and Solids - Solutions and Solubility - Chemical Families - Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions - Speed of Chemical Reactions - Dynamic Chemical Equilibria - Acid-Base Equilibria - Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons - Common Classes of Organic Compounds - Separating Mixtures - Light and Spectroscopy - Nuclear and Radiochemistry - Environmental Chemistry - Forensic Chemistry - Valencies of Common Ions - Electronic Structures - Answers to Exercises and Revision Questions - Glossary - Index - Useful Physical Constants N2 - Assuming only a minimal experience of mathematics and science, this textbook provides complete coverage of core chemistry topics with questions at the ends of chapters to extend and reinforce learning ER -