• All of the critical calculations
• What you need to know to conquer chemistry
• Concise coverage of key topics

Your handy guide to critical chemistry concepts

This friendly and useful reference focuses on concepts taught in a typical first semester college or high school chemistry class. From bonds and reactions to acids, bases, and the mole, get to the heart of matter and energy. Discover the ins and outs of chemical reactions, including how they occur and how they can be balanced, and learn how to read and use the periodic table of elements. Chemistry Essentials For Dummies is perfect for cramming, homework help, or as a reference for parents and tutors helping students study for exams.

Inside...

• How to measure matter
• Atomic structure explained
• The periodic table of elements
• Tips for balancing chemical reactions
• Ionic and covalent bonds
• Properties of acids and bases
• Ways to use electron-dot formulas

Chemistry Essentials For Dummies (9781119591146) was previously published as Chemistry Essentials For Dummies (9780470618363). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.

Whether studying chemistry as part of a degree requirement or as part of a core curriculum, students will find Chemistry Essentials For Dummies to be an invaluable quick reference guide to the fundamentals of this often challenging course. Chemistry Essentials For Dummies contains content focused on key topics only, with discrete explanations of critical concepts taught in a typical two-semester high school chemistry class or a college level Chemistry I course, from bonds and reactions to acids, bases, and the mole. This guide is also a perfect reference for parents who need to review critical chemistry concepts as they help high school students with homework assignments, as well as for adult learners headed back into the classroom who just need to a refresher of the core concepts.

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