These pages provide a brief review of a number
of general chemistry topics. Covered topics are: Measurement, Elements,
Compounds, and Mixtures, Stoichiometry, Gases, Thermochemistry, Structure of the
Atom, An Introduction to Ionic Compounds, The Covalent Bond, Main-Group Metals,
Redox Reactions, The Chemistry of Nonmetals, Acids and Bases, Transition-Metal
Chemistry, The Structure of Solids, Liquids,Solutions, Gas-Phase Reactions,
Acid-Base Equilibria, Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria, Oxidation-Reduction
Reactions, Electrochemistry, Chemical Thermodynamics, Chemical Kinetics, Nuclear
Chemistry, Intermolecular Forces, Introduction to Organic Chemistry,
Introduction to Materials Science, Organic Chemistry: Structure and Nomenclature
of Hydrocarbons, Organic Chemistry: Functional Groups and Reaction Mechanisms,
Introduction to Polymers, Introduction to Biochemistry.
Dr.
Monalisa Mohapatra's notes deal with advanced topics of chemistry, such as
dilute solutions, homogeneous equilibrium, chemical kinetics, and
thermodynamics. The notes also discuss the second law of thermodynamics and help
the students understand the fundamental principles that govern energy exchanges
in chemical reactions. The resource further introduces the students to
thermochemistry, where it discusses the flow of heat and energy during chemical
reactions. It is excellent for intermediate to advanced students, making it
clear how different chemical processes relate to one another and the
thermodynamic principles underlying them. This makes this the solid backbone for
those pursuing more in-depth studies in chemistry.
Dmitri Mendeleev's The
Principles of Chemistry is a classic that laid the foundation for the periodic
table. The book is a detailed discussion of water and its compounds, hydrogen
and oxygen, and their saline combinations. It includes Dalton's law, properties
of gases, and atomic theory in the discussion of the chemistry of elements and
their compounds. It is also interesting for its discussion of atomic weights of
elements and how to arrange the periodic table-the work of Mendeleev. The book
would serve well for the reader trying to understand the very earliest stages of
modern chemistry with contributions that have shaped this particular field of
science today.