COVER PAGE -- HALF TITLE PAGE -- TITLE PAGE -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1: CHEMISTRY DEFINED -- Using Chemical Analysis -- Classical Qualitative Analysis -- Flame Tests -- Spot Tests -- Wet Tests -- Classical Quantitative Analysis -- Gravimetric Analysis -- Density -- Volumetric Analysis -- Instrumental Analysis -- Spectral Methods -- Electrical Methods -- Separatory Methods -- CHAPTER 2: MATTER -- The States of Matter -- Atomic Theory of Matter -- Atomic Theory and the States of Matter -- The Fourth State of Matter -- Mass and Weight -- Atoms and the Elements -- CHAPTER 3: ELEMENTS AND THE PERIODIC TABLE -- Naming Elements -- Atomic Properties -- Atomic Number -- Isotopes -- Atomic Mass (or Atomic Weight) -- Electron Shells and Chemical Activity -- Elements Form Groups and Periods -- The Noble Gases -- Classification of Elements in the Periodic Table -- CHAPTER 4: CHEMICAL REACTIONS -- Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures -- Solutions -- Molecules and Chemical Formulas -- Chemical Equations -- CHAPTER 5: INORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND BONDS -- Covalent Bonds -- Ionic Bonds -- Making a Compound -- Important Inorganic Compounds -- Sulfuric Acid -- Sodium Chloride -- Hydrochloric Acid -- Nitrogen Compounds -- CHAPTER 6: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND BONDS -- The Family of Hydrocarbons -- Hydrocarbons of the Benzene Type -- Compounds with Double and Triple Bonds -- Classification of Carbon Compounds -- Many Kinds of Alcohols -- Aldehydes, Ketones, and Ethers -- Two Types of Organic Acids -- Esters, Amines, and Amides -- Compounds with Double-Acting Groups -- Chemical Characteristics of Fats -- Carbohydrates and Proteins -- Helpful Vitamins and Drugs -- Synthetics-Fibers, Plastics, and Rubber -- CHAPTER 7: THE HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY -- The Period of Magic -- The Sterile Period of Alchemy -- The Beginnings of Modern Chemistry.

Dalton's Theory of Atoms -- The Rise of Organic Chemistry -- More New Fields of Investigation -- The Development of Physical Chemistry -- Nuclear Chemistry and Atomic Structure -- New Synthetic Materials -- Chemistry for a New Millennium -- CONCLUSION -- GLOSSARY -- FOR MORE INFORMATION -- FOR FURTHER READING -- INDEX -- BACK COVER.