Flowers P., Theopold K.H., Neth E.J., Langley R., Robinson W.R. Chemistry: Atoms First

2 nd Edition. — Houston, Texas, USA: Rice University, 2019. — 1328 p. — ISBN13: 978-1-947172-64-7.Chemistry: Atoms First 2e is a peer-reviewed, openly licensed introductory textbook produced through a collaborative publishing partnership between OpenStax and the University of Connecticut and UConn Undergraduate Student Government Association. This text is an atoms-first adaptation of OpenStax Chemistry 2e. The intention of "atoms-first" involves a few basic principles: first, it introduces atomic and molecular structure much earlier than the traditional approach, and it threads these themes through subsequent chapters. This approach may be chosen as a way to delay the introduction of material such as stoichiometry that students traditionally find abstract and difficult, thereby allowing students time to acclimate their study skills to chemistry. Additionally, it gives students a basis for understanding the application of quantitative principles to the chemistry that underlies the entire course. It also aims to center the study of chemistry on the atomic foundation that many will expand upon in a later course covering organic chemistry, easing that transition when the time arrives. The second edition has been revised to incorporate clearer, more current, and more dynamic explanations, while maintaining the same organization as the first edition. Substantial improvements have been made in the figures, illustrations, and example exercises that support the text narrative.Essential Ideas
Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
Electronic Structure and Periodic Properties of Elements
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry
Advanced Theories of Bonding
Composition of Substances and Solutions
Stoichiometry of Chemical Reactions
Gases
Thermochemistry
Liquids and Solids
Solutions and Colloids
Thermodynamics
Fundamental Equilibrium Concepts
Acid-Base Equilibria
Equilibria of Other Reaction Classes
Electrochemistry
Kinetics
Representative Metals, Metalloids, and Nonmetals
Transition Metals and Coordination Chemistry
Nuclear Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Appendixes
The Periodic Table
Essential Mathematics
Units and Conversion Factors
Fundamental Physical Constants
Water Properties
Composition of Commercial Acids and Bases
Standard Thermodynamic Properties for Selected Substances.
Ionization Constants of Weak Acids
Ionization Constants of Weak Bases
Solubility Products
Formation Constants for Complex Ions
Standard Electrode (Half-Cell) Potentials
Half-Lives for Several Radioactive Isotopes