Basic Chemistry

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NOTE: This loose-leaf, three-hole punched version of the textbook gives you the flexibility to take only what you need to class and add your own notes – all at an affordable price. For loose-leaf editions that include MyLabTM or MasteringTM, several versions may exist for each title and registrations are not transferable. You may need a Course ID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use MyLab or Mastering products.

For courses in introductory, preparatory, and basic chemistry.

Help students master math and problem solving they will use in their future chemistry classes

Basic Chemistry introduces Introductory Chemistry students to the essential scientific and mathematical concepts of general chemistry while providing the scaffolded support they need. The text uses accessible language and a moderate pace to provide an easy-to-follow approach for first-time chemistry students and those hoping to renew their study of chemistry. With Basic Chemistry, Bill and Karen Timberlake make the study of chemistry an engaging and positive experience for today’s students by relating the structure and behavior of matter to real life.

The 6th Edition presents a new visual program that incorporates sound pedagogical principles from educational research on the way today’s students learn and retain knowledge. The text’s applied focus helps students connect chemistry with their interests and potential careers through applications tied to real-life topics in health, the environment, and medicine. The new edition strengthens its emphasis on problem solving with additional end-of-chapter Challenge problems and new assignable practice problems that ensure students master the basic quantitative skills and conceptual understanding needed to succeed in this course and to continue their studies in the field.

Also available with Mastering Chemistry

By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, Mastering personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student.The fully integrated and complete media package allows instructors to engage students before they come to class, hold them accountable for learning during class, and then confirm that learning after class.

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About our authors

Karen Timberlake is Professor Emerita of Chemistry at Los Angeles Valley College, where she taught chemistry for allied health and preparatory chemistry for 36 years. She received her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Washington and her master’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Professor Timberlake has been writing chemistry textbooks for more than 40 years. During that time, her name has become associated with the strategic use of pedagogical tools that promote student success in chemistry and the application of chemistry to real-life situations. More than one million students have learned chemistry using texts, laboratory manuals, and study guides written by Karen Timberlake. In addition to Basic Chemistry, sixth edition, she is also the author of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life, sixth edition, with the accompanying Study Guide, and Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, thirteenth edition, with the accompanying Study Guide and Selected Solutions Manual, Laboratory Manual, and Essential Laboratory Manual.

Professor Timberlake belongs to numerous scientific and educational organizations including the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA). She has been the Western Regional Winner of Excellence in College Chemistry Teaching Award given by the Chemical Manufacturers Association. She received the McGuffey Award in Physical Sciences from the Textbook Authors Association for her textbook Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry, eighth edition. She received the “Texty” Textbook Excellence Award from the Textbook Authors Association for the first edition of Basic Chemistry. She has participated in education grants for science teaching including the Los Angeles Collaborative for Teaching Excellence (LACTE) and a Title III grant at her college. She speaks at conferences and educational meetings on the use of student-centered teaching methods in chemistry to promote the learning success of students.

Her husband, William Timberlake, who is the coauthor of this text, is Professor Emeritus of Chemistry at Los Angeles Harbor College, where he taught preparatory and organic chemistry for 36 years. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University and his master’s degree in organic chemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles.

When the Professors Timberlake are not writing textbooks, they relax by playing tennis, ballroom dancing, hiking, traveling, trying new restaurants, cooking, and enjoying their grandchildren, Daniel and Emily.

1. Chemistry in Our Lives 
   • 1.1 Chemistry and Chemicals
   • 1.2 Scientific Method: Thinking Like a Scientist
   • 1.3 Studying and Learning Chemistry
   • 1.4 Key Math Skills for Chemistry
   • 1.5 Writing Numbers in Scientific Notation
2. Chemistry and Measurements 
   • 2.1 Units of Measurement
   • 2.2 Measured Numbers and Significant Figures
   • 2.3 Significant Figures in Calculations
   • 2.4 Prefixes and Equalities
   • 2.5 Writing Conversion Factors
   • 2.6 Problem Solving Using Unit Conversion
   • 2.7 Density
3. Matter and Energy 
   • 3.1 Classification of Matter
   • 3.2 States and Properties of Matter
   • 3.3 Temperature
   • 3.4 Energy
   • 3.5 Specific Heat
   • 3.6 Energy and Nutrition
4. Atoms and Elements 
   • 4.1 Elements and Symbols
   • 4.2 The Periodic Table
   • 4.3 The Atom
   • 4.4 Atomic Number and Mass Number
   • 4.5 Isotopes and Atomic Mass
5. Electronic Structure of Atoms and Periodic Trends 
   • 5.1 Electromagnetic Radiation
   • 5.2 Atomic Spectra and Energy Levels
   • 5.3 Sublevels and Orbitals
   • 5.4 Orbital Diagrams and Electron Configurations
   • 5.5 Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
   • 5.6 Trends in Periodic Properties
6. Ionic and Molecular Compounds 
   • 6.1 Ions: Transfer of Electrons
   • 6.2 Ionic Compounds
   • 6.3 Naming and Writing Ionic Formulas
   • 6.4 Polyatomic Ions
   • 6.5 Molecular Compounds: Sharing Electrons
7. Chemical Quantities 
   • 7.1 The Mole
   • 7.2 Molar Mass
   • 7.3 Calculations Using Molar Mass
   • 7.4 Mass Percent Composition
   • 7.5 Empirical Formulas
   • 7.6 Molecular Formulas
8. Chemical Reactions 
   • 8.1 Equations for Chemical Reactions
   • 8.2 Balancing a Chemical Equation
   • 8.3 Types of Chemical Reactions
   • 8.4 Oxidation—Reduction Reactions
9. Chemical Quantities in Reactions 
   • 9.1 Conservation of Mass
   • 9.2 Mole Relationships in Chemical Equations
   • 9.3 Mass Calculations for Chemical Reactions
   • 9.4 Limiting Reactants
   • 9.5 Percent Yield
   • 9.6 Energy in Chemical Reactions
10. Bonding and Properties of Solids and Liquids 
    • 10.1 Lewis Structures for Molecules and Polyatomic Ions
    • 10.2 Resonance Structures
    • 10.3 Shapes of Molecules and Polyatomic Ions (VSEPR Theory)
    • 10.4 Electronegativity and Bond Polarity
    • 10.5 Polarity of Molecules
    • 10.6 Intermolecular Forces Between Atoms or Molecules
    • 10.7 Changes of State
11. Gases 
    • 11.1 Properties of Gases
    • 11.2 Pressure and Volume (Boyle’s Law)
    • 11.3 Temperature and Volume (Charles’s Law)
    • 11.4 Temperature and Pressure (Gay-Lussac’s Law)
    • 11.5 The Combined Gas Law
    • 11.6 Volume and Moles (Avogadro’s Law)
    • 11.7 The Ideal Gas Law
    • 11.8 Gas Laws and Chemical Reactions
    • 11.9 Partial Pressures (Dalton’s Law)
12. Solutions 
    • 12.1 Solutions
    • 12.2 Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes
    • 12.3 Solubility
    • 12.4 Solution Concentrations
    • 12.5 Dilution of Solutions
    • 12.6 Chemical Reactions in Solution
    • 12.7 Molality and Freezing Point Lowering/Boiling Point Elevation
    • 12.8 Properties of Solutions: Osmosis
13. Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium 
    • 13.1 Rates of Reactions
    • 13.2 Chemical Equilibrium
    • 13.3 Equilibrium Constants
    • 13.4 Using Equilibrium Constants
    • 13.5 Changing Equilibrium Conditions: Le Châtelier’s Principle
14. Acids and Bases 
    • 14.1 Acids and Bases
    • 14.2 Brønsted—Lowry Acids and Bases
    • 14.3 Strengths of Acids and Bases
    • 14.4 Dissociation Constants of Weak Acids and Bases
    • 14.5 Dissociation of Water
    • 14.6 The pH Scale
    • 14.7 Reactions of Acids and Bases
    • 14.8 Acid—Base Titration
    • 14.9 Buffers
15. Oxidation and Reduction 
    • 15.1 Oxidation and Reduction
    • 15.2 Balancing Oxidation—Reduction Equations Using Half-Reactions
    • 15.3 Electrical Energy from Oxidation—Reduction Reactions
    • 15.4 Oxidation—Reduction Reactions That Require Electrical Energy
16. Nuclear Chemistry 
    • 16.1 Natural Radioactivity
    • 16.2 Nuclear Reactions
    • 16.3 Radiation Measurement
    • 16.4 Half-Life of a Radioisotope
    • 16.5 Medical Applications Using Radioactivity
    • 16.6 Nuclear Fission and Fusion
17. Organic Chemistry 
    • 17.1 Alkanes
    • 17.2 Alkenes, Alkynes, and Polymers
    • 17.3 Aromatic Compounds
    • 17.4 Alcohols and Ethers
    • 17.5 Aldehydes and Ketones
    • 17.6 Carboxylic Acids and Esters
    • 17.7 Amines and Amides
18. Biochemistry 
    • 18.1 Carbohydrates
    • 18.2 Disaccharides and Polysaccharides
    • 18.3 Lipids
    • 18.4 Amino Acids and Proteins
    • 18.5 Protein Structure
    • 18.6 Proteins as Enzymes
    • 18.7 Nucleic Acids
    • 18.8 Protein Synthesis

Hallmark features of this title

• Concept Checks encourage students to revisit their understanding of key terms and ideas before moving forward.
• Understanding the Concepts are questions with visual representations that build an understanding of newly learned chemical concepts.
• Marginal notes, end-of-chapter problems, and an expanded media program deepen the connection between key math skills and why they are so important to success in the course.
• Macro-to-micro art illustrations enable students to make connections between recognizable objects and their atomic-level representations to help them visualize chemistry in everyday life.
• Chemistry Links to Health and Chemistry Links to the Environment relate chemistry concepts to real-life topics in health, the environment, and medicine.

New and updated features of this title

• Practice Problems appear in the margin, showing students which practice problems align with the content and sample problems throughout the text.
• Additional Practice Problems and Challenge Problems test student understanding of the topics in the chapter.
• UPDATED: Connect feature is now part of Analyze the Problem boxes. These specify information related to the Given and Need sections to help students identify and connect the components within a word problem and set up a solution strategy.
• EXPANDED: Study Check questions within each sample problem help students review problem-solving strategies and their comprehension of the material.
• UPDATED: Engage questions include answers at the end of the chapter and reflect research on the way students learn and retain information to help students associate new content with knowledge in their long term memory.
• UPDATED: Chapter Openers provide timely examples and engaging, topical issues of the chemistry that is part of contemporary professions.

NOTE: This loose-leaf, three-hole punched version of the textbook gives students the flexibility to take only what they need to class and add their own notes – all at an affordable price.

For courses in introductory, preparatory, and basic chemistry.

 

Help students master math and problem solving they will use in their future chemistry classes

Basic Chemistry introduces Introductory Chemistry students to the essential scientific and mathematical concepts of general chemistry while providing the scaffolded support they need. The text uses accessible language and a moderate pace to provide an  easy-to-follow approach for first-time chemistry students and those hoping to renew their study of chemistry. With Basic Chemistry, Bill and Karen Timberlake make the study of chemistry an engaging and positive experience for today’s students by relating the structure and behavior of matter to real life.

 

The 6th Edition presents a new visual  program that incorporates sound pedagogical principles from educational research on the way today’s students learn and retain knowledge. The text’s applied focus helps students connect chemistry with their interests and potential careers through applications tied to real-life topics in health, the environment, and medicine. The new edition strengthens its emphasis on problem solving with additional end-of-chapter Challenge problems and new assignable practice problems that ensure students master the basic quantitative skills and conceptual understanding needed to succeed in this course and to continue their studies in the field.

 

Also available with Mastering Chemistry

Mastering™ is the teaching and learning platform that empowers you to reach every student. By combining trusted author content with digital tools developed to engage students and emulate the office-hour experience, Mastering personalizes learning and improves results for each student. The fully integrated and complete media package allows instructors to engage students before they come to class, hold them accountable for learning during class, and then confirm that learning after class. Learn more about Mastering Chemistry.