BRIEF CONTENTS ·1Chemistry Is a Molecular Science 1 Looking at the World of Atoms and Molecules ·2Elements of Chemistry 39 Understanding Chemistry through Its Language ·3Discovering the Atom and Subatomic Particles 75 Where Weve Been and What We Now Know ·4The Atomic Nucleus 107 Know Nukes ·5Atomic Models 143 Virtual Handles on the Very Real ·6Chemical Bonding and Molecular Shapes 185 How Atoms Connect to One Another ·7Molecular Mixing 221 How Molecules Attract One Another ·8Those Incredible Water Molecules 255 Macroscopic Consequences of Molecular Stickiness ·9An Overview of Chemical Reactions 291 How Reactions React to Form Products ·10Acids and Bases 329 Transferring Protons ·11Oxidation and Reduction 363 Transferring Electrons ·12Organic Compounds 391 A Survey of Carbon-Based Molecules ·13Chemicals of Life 431 The Nutrients That Make Up Our Bodies ·14The Chemistry of Drugs 479 Understanding Drug Action ·15Optimizing Food Production 519 From the Good Earth ·16Fresh Water Resources 553 Our Roles and Responsibilities ·17Air Resource 579 One Planet,One Atmosphere ·18Material Resources 609 A Look at the Materials of Our Society ·19Energy Resources 637 Managing for the Present and the Future