Table of Contents

Atomic structure and stoichiometry; introduction to the periodic table, some families of elements and inorganic nomenclature; the gas laws and stoichiometry involving gases; the properties of gases and the kinetic-molecular theory; intermolecular forces, condensed phases and changes of phase; properties of dilute solutions; aqueous solutions and ionic reactions; introduction to the law of chemical equilibrium; acids, bases and salts; buffer solutions and acid-base titrations; equilibria involving slightly soluble electrolytes; atomic structure, atomic spectra and the introduction of the quantum concept; the electronic structure of atoms, the periodic table and the periodic properties; the nature of the chemical bond; oxidation states and oxidation-reduction reactions; energy, enthalpy, and thermochemistry; entropy, free energy and equilibrium; electrochemistry; chemical kinetics; co-ordination compounds; properties and structures of metallic and ionic crystalline so