1. Matter and Energy: An Atomic Perspective

2. Atoms, Ions, and Molecules: The Building Blocks of Matter

3. Atomic Structure: Explaining the Properties of Elements

4. Chemical Bonding: Understanding Climate Change

5. Bonding Theories: Explaining Molecular Geometry

6. Intermolecular Forces: Attractions between Particles

7. Stoichiometry: Mass Relationships and Chemical Reactions

8. Reactions in Aqueous Solutions: Chemistry of the Hydrosphere

9. Properties of Gases: The Air We Breathe

10. Thermodynamics, Part I: Enthalpy and the Transfer of Energy in Chemical Systems

11. Thermodynamics, Part II: Entropy, Gibbs Energy, and Why Some Processes Happen and Others Do Not

12. Properties of Solutions: Their Concentrations and Colligative Properties

13. Chemical Kinetics: Improving Air Quality

14. Chemical Equilibrium: Equal but Opposite Reaction Rates

15. Acid–Base Equilibria: Proton Transfer in Biological Systems

16. Additional Aqueous Equilibria: Chemistry and the Oceans

17. Electrochemistry: The Quest for Clean Energy

18. The Solid State: A Particulate View

19. Nuclear Chemistry: The Risks and Benefits

20. Organic Chemistry: Fuels, Pharmaceuticals, and Modern Materials

21. Biochemistry: The Compounds of Life

22. The Main Group Elements: Life and the Periodic Table

23. Transition Metals: Biological and Medical Applications