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Kevin Revell
Kevin Revell teaches introductory, general, and organic chemistry at Murray State University, and also serves as the assistant dean for the MSU Jones College of Science, Engineering, and Technology. A passionate educator, his teaching experience includes high school, community college, small private, state comprehensive, and state flagship institutions. His work encompasses curriculum, technology-enhanced pedagogy, assessment, and active-learning design. He has hosted multiple science education workshops, and is the senior editor for flippedchemistry.com, an online community for college-level instructors implementing active-learning pedagogies. A synthetic chemist by training, his research involves the synthesis and evaluation of functional organic materials. With his wife, Jennifer, Kevin has three children – James, Julianne and Joshua – and two grandchildren.
Table of Contents
Matter and Measurement
1.0 Taxol1.1 Chemistry and the Scientific Method
1.2 Describing Matter
1.3 Units of Measurement
1.4 The Quality of Measurements
1.5 Unit Conversion
1.9 Measurement and Method: Analyzing a Strange Death
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Atoms
2.0 Mercury Contamination from Small-Scale Gold Mining2.1 Atoms: The Essential Building Blocks
2.2 The Periodic Table of the Elements
2.3 Uncovering Atomic Structure
2.4 Describing Atoms: Identity and Mass
2.5 Atoms in Compounds: Formula Mass and Percent Composition
2.6 The Mole Concept
2.9 Mercury and Small-Scale Gold Mining, Continued
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
From Elements to Compounds
3.0 An Unexpected Combination: Lithium Carbonate and Bipolar Disorder3.1 Ions
3.2 Ionic Bonds and Compounds
3.3 Covalent Bonding
3.4 How Ionic and Covalent Compounds Differ
3.5 Techniques for Finding Chemical Formulas
3.9 Continuing Cade's Work
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Chemical Reactions
4.0 Lost Cities of the Maya4.1 Chemical Equations
4.2 Classifying Reactions
4.3 Describing Aqueous Reactions: Molecular and Ionic Equations
4.4 Solubility and Precipitation Reactions
4.5 Acid-Base Neutralization Reactions
4.6 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions in Aqueous Solution
4.9 The Mayan Lime Cycle
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Stoichiometry
5.0 Process Development5.1 A Review of the Mole Concept
5.2 The Mole Concept in Balanced Equations
5.3 Calculations with Limiting Reagents
5.4 Molarity and Solution Stoichiometry
5.5 Theoretical and Percent Yield
5.9 Process Development, Continued
End of Chapter
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Energy
6.0 The Corn Ethanol Debate6.1 Energy, Work, and Heat
6.2 Heat and Temperature
6.3 Enthalpy Changes in Chemical Reactions
6.4 State Functions
6.9 Which Fuel is Better - Gasoline or Ethanol?
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Quantum Mechanics and Electronic Structure
7.0 Solar Energy7.1 Light, Energy, and the Bohr Model
7.2 The Wave Nature of Matter
7.3 Electronic Structure: The Quantum Model
7.4 Describing Electron Configurations
7.5 Electron Configuration and the Periodic Table
7.6 Periodic Properties of the Elements
7.9 Solar Cells: Converting Light into Electric Current
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Molecular Structure and Bond Energy
8.0 Sweetness: How Structure Affects Taste8.1 Covalent Bonding and the Octet Rule
8.2 Drawing Lewis Structures
8.3 Resonance
8.4 Simplified Structures for Large Molecules
8.5 Energy and Covalent Bonds
8.6 Energy and Ionic Bonds
8.9 Mapping Taste Receptors
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Molecular Shape, Polarity, and Advanced Bonding Models
9.0 Nanomachines for Cancer Therapy9.1 Shapes of Molecules
9.2 Polar Bonds and Molecules
9.3 The Valence Overlap Model and Hybridization
9.4 Molecular Orbital Theory
9.9 Building a Nanocar
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Gases
10.0 The Big Impact of Trapping and Storing Gases10.1 Describing Gases
10.2 The Gas Laws
10.3 Molar Mass and Gas Density
10.4 Mixtures of Gases
10.5 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
10.6 Gas Stoichiometry
10.7 Real Gases
10.9 Cleaner Air and Fresh Water
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids
11.0 Measuring Drug Use from Wastewater11.1 Intermolecular Forces
11.2 Mixtures and Solubility
11.3 Phase Changes
11.4 Classifying Liquids and Solids
11.5 Solid-State Structures
11.9 Chemistry on Mars
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Solutions
12.0 The Refinery12.1 Describing Concentration
12.2 Factors that Affect Solubility
12.3 Determining Ion Concentration
12.4 Colligative Properties
12.5 Vapor Pressures of Solutions
12.9 Bringing Water to the Desert
EOC
Summary
Equations and Relationships
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Kinetics
13.0 Springtime in Antarctica13.1 Reaction Rates
13.2 The Rate Laws
13.3 The Integrated Rate Laws
13.4 Half-Life and Radioactive Decay
13.5 Rates and Reaction Mechanisms
13.6 Energy and Reaction Rates
13.7 Catalysts
13.9 A Better Catalyst for Vinyl Chloride Monomer
EOC
Summary
Key Equations and Relationships
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Equilibrium
14.0 The Haber Process14.1 Dynamic Equilibrium
14.2 Equilibria involving Solvents, Pure Liquids, and Solids
14.3 Gas Equilibria: Kp
14.4 Relating Different Equilibrium Reactions
14.5 Using Equilibrium Expressions to Predict Change
14.6 Le Chatelier's Principle
14.9 Miracles and Monstrosities: The Brutal Ironies of Fritz Haber
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Acids and Bases
15.0 Cocaine: Ruin and Recovery15.1 Introduction to Acids and Bases
15.2 Acid-Base Equilibrium Reactions
15.3 Reactions Involving Acids and Bases
15.4 Autoionization and the pH Scale
15.5 Calculating pH for Aqueous Solutions
15.6 Properties of Acid-Base Conjugate Pairs
15.7 How Structure Affects Acid and Base Strength
15.8 Measuring Acid and Base Concentration
15.9 The War on Drugs
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Buffers and Titration
16.0 Endurance Racing16.1 Buffers
16.2 Buffer Solutions and pH
16.3 Calculating pH Changes in Buffer Solutions: FiRE and ICE
16.4 Preparing and Using Buffer Solutions
16.5 Titration and pH Changes
16.6 The Lewis Acid/Base Model and Coordination Complexes
16.9 Oxygen Transport
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Thermodynamics
17.0 Scavenging Heat17.1 Energy and Spontaneity
17.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
17.3 Entropy in Chemical Systems
17.4 Gibbs Free Energy
17.5 Calculating ΔG under different conditions
17.6 Free Energy and Equilibrium
17.9 Thermoelectric Materials
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Electrochemistry
18.0 Volta's Marvel18.1 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
18.2 Balancing Redox Reactions
18.3 Voltaic Cells
18.4 Cell Potentials, Spontaneity, Free Energy, and Equilibrium
18.5 Applications of Electrochemistry
18.9 Charging Ahead: Improving the Lithium-Ion Battery
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Nuclear Chemistry
19.0 Fukushima19.1 Nuclear Changes
19.2 Radioactivity
19.3 Working with Radiation
19.4 Uses of Radioactive Nuclides
19.5 Energy Changes in Nuclear Reactions
19.6 Nuclear Power: Fission and Fusion
19.9 Powering the Future
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Metals, Metalloids, and Modern Materials
20.0 Beryllium20.1 Metallurgy
20.2 Properties of Metals
20.3 Coordination Complexes
20.4 Properties of Coordination Complexes
20.5 Metals, Metalloids, and Electrical Conductivity
20.6 Materials Science
20.9 The Quantum Dot
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Organic Chemistry and Biomolecules
21.0 Forming New Bonds: The Grubbs Catalyst21.1 Organic Chemistry and the Carbon Cycle
21.2 Organic Structures
21.3 Major Functional Groups
21.4 Classes of Organic Reactions
21.5 Polymers and Plastics
21.6 Biomolecules: An Introduction
21.9 The Grubbs Catalyst
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Chemical Analysis
22.0 Quality Assurance and Quality Control22.1 Preparing Samples for Analysis
22.2 Interpreting Data: An Introduction to Statistics
22.3 Chromatography: Separating Mixtures
22.4 Spectroscopy
22.5 Methods for Determining Structure
22.9 The Bright Stuff
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Product Updates
Authors
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Kevin Revell
Kevin Revell teaches introductory, general, and organic chemistry at Murray State University, and also serves as the assistant dean for the MSU Jones College of Science, Engineering, and Technology. A passionate educator, his teaching experience includes high school, community college, small private, state comprehensive, and state flagship institutions. His work encompasses curriculum, technology-enhanced pedagogy, assessment, and active-learning design. He has hosted multiple science education workshops, and is the senior editor for flippedchemistry.com, an online community for college-level instructors implementing active-learning pedagogies. A synthetic chemist by training, his research involves the synthesis and evaluation of functional organic materials. With his wife, Jennifer, Kevin has three children – James, Julianne and Joshua – and two grandchildren.
Table of Contents
Matter and Measurement
1.0 Taxol1.1 Chemistry and the Scientific Method
1.2 Describing Matter
1.3 Units of Measurement
1.4 The Quality of Measurements
1.5 Unit Conversion
1.9 Measurement and Method: Analyzing a Strange Death
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Atoms
2.0 Mercury Contamination from Small-Scale Gold Mining2.1 Atoms: The Essential Building Blocks
2.2 The Periodic Table of the Elements
2.3 Uncovering Atomic Structure
2.4 Describing Atoms: Identity and Mass
2.5 Atoms in Compounds: Formula Mass and Percent Composition
2.6 The Mole Concept
2.9 Mercury and Small-Scale Gold Mining, Continued
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
From Elements to Compounds
3.0 An Unexpected Combination: Lithium Carbonate and Bipolar Disorder3.1 Ions
3.2 Ionic Bonds and Compounds
3.3 Covalent Bonding
3.4 How Ionic and Covalent Compounds Differ
3.5 Techniques for Finding Chemical Formulas
3.9 Continuing Cade's Work
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Chemical Reactions
4.0 Lost Cities of the Maya4.1 Chemical Equations
4.2 Classifying Reactions
4.3 Describing Aqueous Reactions: Molecular and Ionic Equations
4.4 Solubility and Precipitation Reactions
4.5 Acid-Base Neutralization Reactions
4.6 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions in Aqueous Solution
4.9 The Mayan Lime Cycle
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Stoichiometry
5.0 Process Development5.1 A Review of the Mole Concept
5.2 The Mole Concept in Balanced Equations
5.3 Calculations with Limiting Reagents
5.4 Molarity and Solution Stoichiometry
5.5 Theoretical and Percent Yield
5.9 Process Development, Continued
End of Chapter
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Energy
6.0 The Corn Ethanol Debate6.1 Energy, Work, and Heat
6.2 Heat and Temperature
6.3 Enthalpy Changes in Chemical Reactions
6.4 State Functions
6.9 Which Fuel is Better - Gasoline or Ethanol?
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Quantum Mechanics and Electronic Structure
7.0 Solar Energy7.1 Light, Energy, and the Bohr Model
7.2 The Wave Nature of Matter
7.3 Electronic Structure: The Quantum Model
7.4 Describing Electron Configurations
7.5 Electron Configuration and the Periodic Table
7.6 Periodic Properties of the Elements
7.9 Solar Cells: Converting Light into Electric Current
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Molecular Structure and Bond Energy
8.0 Sweetness: How Structure Affects Taste8.1 Covalent Bonding and the Octet Rule
8.2 Drawing Lewis Structures
8.3 Resonance
8.4 Simplified Structures for Large Molecules
8.5 Energy and Covalent Bonds
8.6 Energy and Ionic Bonds
8.9 Mapping Taste Receptors
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Molecular Shape, Polarity, and Advanced Bonding Models
9.0 Nanomachines for Cancer Therapy9.1 Shapes of Molecules
9.2 Polar Bonds and Molecules
9.3 The Valence Overlap Model and Hybridization
9.4 Molecular Orbital Theory
9.9 Building a Nanocar
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Gases
10.0 The Big Impact of Trapping and Storing Gases10.1 Describing Gases
10.2 The Gas Laws
10.3 Molar Mass and Gas Density
10.4 Mixtures of Gases
10.5 The Kinetic Theory of Gases
10.6 Gas Stoichiometry
10.7 Real Gases
10.9 Cleaner Air and Fresh Water
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Intermolecular Forces, Liquids, and Solids
11.0 Measuring Drug Use from Wastewater11.1 Intermolecular Forces
11.2 Mixtures and Solubility
11.3 Phase Changes
11.4 Classifying Liquids and Solids
11.5 Solid-State Structures
11.9 Chemistry on Mars
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Solutions
12.0 The Refinery12.1 Describing Concentration
12.2 Factors that Affect Solubility
12.3 Determining Ion Concentration
12.4 Colligative Properties
12.5 Vapor Pressures of Solutions
12.9 Bringing Water to the Desert
EOC
Summary
Equations and Relationships
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Kinetics
13.0 Springtime in Antarctica13.1 Reaction Rates
13.2 The Rate Laws
13.3 The Integrated Rate Laws
13.4 Half-Life and Radioactive Decay
13.5 Rates and Reaction Mechanisms
13.6 Energy and Reaction Rates
13.7 Catalysts
13.9 A Better Catalyst for Vinyl Chloride Monomer
EOC
Summary
Key Equations and Relationships
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Equilibrium
14.0 The Haber Process14.1 Dynamic Equilibrium
14.2 Equilibria involving Solvents, Pure Liquids, and Solids
14.3 Gas Equilibria: Kp
14.4 Relating Different Equilibrium Reactions
14.5 Using Equilibrium Expressions to Predict Change
14.6 Le Chatelier's Principle
14.9 Miracles and Monstrosities: The Brutal Ironies of Fritz Haber
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Acids and Bases
15.0 Cocaine: Ruin and Recovery15.1 Introduction to Acids and Bases
15.2 Acid-Base Equilibrium Reactions
15.3 Reactions Involving Acids and Bases
15.4 Autoionization and the pH Scale
15.5 Calculating pH for Aqueous Solutions
15.6 Properties of Acid-Base Conjugate Pairs
15.7 How Structure Affects Acid and Base Strength
15.8 Measuring Acid and Base Concentration
15.9 The War on Drugs
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Buffers and Titration
16.0 Endurance Racing16.1 Buffers
16.2 Buffer Solutions and pH
16.3 Calculating pH Changes in Buffer Solutions: FiRE and ICE
16.4 Preparing and Using Buffer Solutions
16.5 Titration and pH Changes
16.6 The Lewis Acid/Base Model and Coordination Complexes
16.9 Oxygen Transport
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Thermodynamics
17.0 Scavenging Heat17.1 Energy and Spontaneity
17.2 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
17.3 Entropy in Chemical Systems
17.4 Gibbs Free Energy
17.5 Calculating ΔG under different conditions
17.6 Free Energy and Equilibrium
17.9 Thermoelectric Materials
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Electrochemistry
18.0 Volta's Marvel18.1 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
18.2 Balancing Redox Reactions
18.3 Voltaic Cells
18.4 Cell Potentials, Spontaneity, Free Energy, and Equilibrium
18.5 Applications of Electrochemistry
18.9 Charging Ahead: Improving the Lithium-Ion Battery
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Nuclear Chemistry
19.0 Fukushima19.1 Nuclear Changes
19.2 Radioactivity
19.3 Working with Radiation
19.4 Uses of Radioactive Nuclides
19.5 Energy Changes in Nuclear Reactions
19.6 Nuclear Power: Fission and Fusion
19.9 Powering the Future
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Metals, Metalloids, and Modern Materials
20.0 Beryllium20.1 Metallurgy
20.2 Properties of Metals
20.3 Coordination Complexes
20.4 Properties of Coordination Complexes
20.5 Metals, Metalloids, and Electrical Conductivity
20.6 Materials Science
20.9 The Quantum Dot
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Organic Chemistry and Biomolecules
21.0 Forming New Bonds: The Grubbs Catalyst21.1 Organic Chemistry and the Carbon Cycle
21.2 Organic Structures
21.3 Major Functional Groups
21.4 Classes of Organic Reactions
21.5 Polymers and Plastics
21.6 Biomolecules: An Introduction
21.9 The Grubbs Catalyst
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Chemical Analysis
22.0 Quality Assurance and Quality Control22.1 Preparing Samples for Analysis
22.2 Interpreting Data: An Introduction to Statistics
22.3 Chromatography: Separating Mixtures
22.4 Spectroscopy
22.5 Methods for Determining Structure
22.9 The Bright Stuff
EOC
Summary
Key Terms
Additional Problems
Product Updates
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