Includes index.

Matter, energy, and the origins of the universe -- Atoms, ions, and compounds -- Chemical reactions and earth's composition -- Solution chemistry and the hydrosphere -- Thermochemistry -- Properties of gases: the air we breathe -- Electrons in atoms and periodic properties -- Chemical bonding and global warming -- Molecular geometry and bonding theories -- Forces between ions and molecules -- Solutions and their colligative properties -- The chemistry of solids -- Organic chemistry: fuels, pharmaceuticals, and materials -- Thermodynamics: spontaneous processes, entropy, and free energy -- Chemical kinetics -- Chemical equilibrium -- Equilibrium in the aqueous phase -- The colorful chemistry of transition metals -- Electrochemistry and the quest for clean energy -- Nuclear chemistry -- Life and the periodic table.