Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Chemistry
Chapter 2. Atomic Structure and Theory
Chapter 3. Elements and the Periodic Table
Chapter 4. Solids and Liquids
Chapter 5. Gases and the Gas Laws
Chapter 6. Solutions
Chapter 7. Orbitals
Chapter 8. Chemical Bonds
Chapter 9. Electrochemistry
Chapter 10. Acids and Bases
Chapter 11. Thermodynamics
Chapter 12. Organic Chemistry: All about Carbon
Chapter 13. Biochemistry
Chapter 14. Environmental Chemistry
Chapter 15. Nuclear Chemistry
Final Exam
Answers to Quizzes and Final Exam
Appendix: SI Base Units and Conversions
Glossary
References and Internet Sites
Chemistry-at-a-Glance Study Sheets
Periodic Table
Index

About the Author

Linda D. Williams is a nonfiction writer with specialities in science, medicine, and space. She works in the Weiss School of Natural Sciences at Rice University, Houston, Texas. A resident of Houston, Texas, Ms. Williams' work has ranged from biochemistry and microbiology to genetics and human enzyme research. She has worked as a technical writer and chief scientist at NASA and McDonnell Douglas, and served as a science speaker for the Medical Sciences Division of NASA-Johnson Space Centre. She is the author of two other popular volumes in this series, Earth Science Demystified and Chemistry Demystified.