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General Chemistry

by Linus Pauling
$8.90
General Chemistry
General Chemistry

Revolutionizes learning chemistry with unifying principles.

If chemistry has ever seemed like an insurmountable collection of facts, "General Chemistry" by Linus Pauling could be the key to unlocking its mysteries for you. It's structured around core principles that tie the vast information together, making it more digestible. Pauling's clear style and focus on theories as they relate to observable properties offer a deeper understanding. Plus, the problem sets and appendices provide ample material to practice and extend your knowledge. Whether you're a chemistry major or just keen on the subject, this text could form a solid foundation for your studies.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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General Chemistry

by Linus Pauling
$8.90
ISBN: 9780486656229
Authors: Linus Pauling
Publisher: Dover Publications
Date of Publication: 1988-04-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Science
Related Topics: Popular Science, Physics, Education, Biology, Chemistry
Goodreads rating: 4.16
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When it was first published, this first-year chemistry text revolutionized the teaching of chemistry by presenting it in terms of unifying principles instead of as a body of unrelated facts. Those principles included modern theories of atomic and molecular structure, quantum mechanics, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics. In addition, Dr. Pauling attempted to correlate the theories with descriptive chemistry, the observed properties of substances, to introduce the student to the multitude of chemical substances and their properties. In this extensively revised and updated third edition, the Nobel prizewinning author maintains an excellent balance between theoretical and descriptive material, although the amount of descriptive chemistry has been decreased somewhat, and the presentation of the subject, especially in relation to the nonmetals, has been revised in such a way as to permit greater correlation with the electronic structure of atoms, especially electronegativity. The principles of quantum mechanics are discussed on the basis of the de Broglie wavelength of the electron. The quantized energy levels of a particle in a box are derived by means of a simple assumption about the relation of the de Broglie waves to the walls of the box. No attempt is made to solve the Schrödinger wave equation for other systems, but the wave functions of hydrogen-like electrons are presented and discussed in some detail, and the quantum states for other systems are also covered. Statistical mechanics is introduced before thermodynamics, and the discussion of thermodynamics is based on it. This arrangement reflects the author's belief
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Revolutionizes learning chemistry with unifying principles.

If chemistry has ever seemed like an insurmountable collection of facts, "General Chemistry" by Linus Pauling could be the key to unlocking its mysteries for you. It's structured around core principles that tie the vast information together, making it more digestible. Pauling's clear style and focus on theories as they relate to observable properties offer a deeper understanding. Plus, the problem sets and appendices provide ample material to practice and extend your knowledge. Whether you're a chemistry major or just keen on the subject, this text could form a solid foundation for your studies.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.