Chemistry in Quantitative Language Fundamentals of General Chemistry Calculations

Problem-solving is one of the most challenging aspects students encounter in general chemistry courses, leading to frustration and failure. Consequently, many students become less motivated to take additional chemistry courses after the first year. This book tackles this issue head on and provides innovative, intuitive, and systematic strategies to tackle any type of calculations encountered in chemistry. The material begins with the basic theories, equations, and concepts of the underlying chemistry, followed by worked examples with carefully explained step-by-step solutions to showcase the ways in which the problems can be presented. The second edition contains additional problems at the end of each chapter with varying degrees of difficulty, and many of the original examples have been revised.

1 - Atomic Structure and Isotopes
2 - Formula and Molecular Mass
3 - Measuring Chemical Quantities: The Mole
4 - Formulas of Compounds and Percent Composition
5 - Chemical Formula and Nomenclature
6 - Chemical Equations
7 - Stoichiometry
8 - Structure of the Atom
9 - Chemical Bonding I: Basic Concepts
10 - Chemical Bonding II: Modern Theories of Chemical Bonding
11 - Gas Laws
12 - Liquids and Solids
13 - Solution Chemistry
14 - Volumetric Analysis
15 - Ideal Solutions and Colligative Properties
16 - Chemical Kinetics
17 - Chemical Equilibrium
18 - Ionic Equilibria and pH
19 - Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria
20 - Thermochemistry
21 - Chemical Thermodynamics
22 - Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
23 - Fundamentals of Electrochemistry
24 - Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions

Dr. Christopher Oriakhi works at NIKE Inc as a senior scientist where he is actively involved in materials chemistry R&D, technology innovation management, and new product development. Prior to NIKE, Chris was a Senior Member of Technical Staff at Hewlett-Packard for 15+ years, a Senior Principal Engineer at Bloom Energy in Silicon Valley, and a Senior Technical Director at FUJIFILM in New Castle, Delaware. In addition, Chris has lectured chemistry courses at universities in Nigeria, Canada, and United States. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, Materials Research Society and a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.