General Chemistry I and II Texts
General Chemistry: It's Part of Your World
This is the text for GenChem I (Chem 201) classes. This is a "working text" with work-in Examples and other types of fill-ins. The text is written in a more conversational style for clearer understanding. This text is also leaner than many other General Chemistry texts. The online text is accessed by the links below.
NOTE: Be aware of the most recent "Corrections to errors and typos", as linked below. That list can change as needed.
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an open access, online General Chemistry text
General Chemistry text.
Corrections to errors and typos of significance are here.
Periodic Table is here.
List of Elements is here.
Front matter is here.
Table of Contents (Links to individual Chapters are below.)
Back matter is here. (There are no Appendices B and C in Part 1 of the text.)
Appendix A Thermodynamic Tables
Appendix D Answers to End-of-Chapter Problems
Select Chapter link.
Ch 1 BACKGROUND AND BASICS
Ch 2 CHEMICAL UNITS AND THEIR IDENTITIES, Part 1
Ch 3 CHEMICAL UNITS AND THEIR IDENTITIES, Part 2
Ch 4 CHEMICAL UNITS AND THEIR IDENTITIES, Part 3
Ch 5 CHEMICAL UNITS AND MASS
Ch 6 CHEMICAL REACTIONS
Ch 7 STOICHIOMETRY, Part 1
Ch 8 STOICHIOMETRY, Part 2
Ch 9 STOICHIOMETRY, Part 3
Ch 10 AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS AND REACTIONS: Background
Ch 11 AQUEOUS REACTIONS, Part 1
Ch 12 AQUEOUS REACTIONS, Part 2
Ch 13 AQUEOUS REACTIONS, Part 3
Ch 14 AQUEOUS REACTIONS, Part 4
Ch 15 AQUEOUS REACTIONS, Part 5
Ch 16 GASES, Part 1
Ch 17 GASES, Part 2
Ch 18 ENERGY, Part 1
Ch 19 ENERGY, Part 2
Ch 20 THE ATOM
Ch 21 LIGHT, MATTER AND WAVES
Ch 22 MANY-ELECTRON ATOMS
Ch 23 CONFIGURATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES, Part 1
Ch 24 CONFIGURATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES, Part 2
Ch 25 BONDING RELATIONSHIPS
Ch 26 THE POLYATOMIC UNIT, Part 1
Ch 27 THE POLYATOMIC UNIT, Part 2
Ch 28 SHAPE, Part 1
Ch 29 SHAPE, Part 2 and POLARITY
Ch 30 ORBITALS, Part 1
Ch 31 ORBITALS, Part 2
Ch 32 ORBITALS, Part 3
Ch 33 ORBITALS, Part 4 and METALLIC BONDING
Link to GenChem II text (Part 2).
Questions??? Email Dr. Noble: menoble@louisville.edu
