Chemistry and the scientific method -- Atoms and molecules -- The periodic table and chemical periodicity -- Early quantum theory -- Quantum theory -- and atomic structure -- Ionic bonds and compounds -- Lewis formulas -- Prediction of molecular geometries -- Covalent bonding -- Chemical reactivity -- Chemical calculations -- Chemical calculations for solutions -- Properties of gases -- Thermochemistry -- Liquids and solids -- Colligative properties of solutions -- Chemical kinetics: rate laws -- Chemical kinetics: mechanisms -- Chemical equilibrium -- The properties of acids and bases -- Buffers and the titration of acids and bases -- Solubility and precipitation reactions -- Chemical thermodynamics -- Oxidation-reduction reactions -- Electrochemistry -- The chemistry of the transition metals.