Chemistry for biologists. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: David Reed.
• Authors: Reed, David, 1954-
• Contents: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Basic concepts -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.1.1 What is chemistry? -- 1.1.2 The states of matter -- 1.1.3 Elements, compounds and mixtures -- 1.2 Measurement and units -- 1.2.1 Scales of units -- 1.2.2 A review of some commonly used measurements -- 1.2.3 Accuracy and precision -- 1.3 Atoms -- 1.3.1 Representation of atoms -- 1.3.2 Isotopes -- 1.3.3 Isotopes, radioactivity and the types of radiation -- 1.3.4 Electrons -- 1.3.5 Molecules -- 1.4 The concepts of stoichiometry: calculations of quantity in chemistry -- 1.4.1 Introduction 1.4.2 Avogadro's number and the concept of the mole -- 1.4.3 Formulae and molecular mass -- 1.4.4 Mass percent composition -- 1.4.5 Empirical and molecular formulae -- 1.4.6 Writing and balancing chemical equations -- 1.4.7 Balancing equations: a systematic approach -- 1.4.8 Moles and masses -- 1.4.9 Concentration of solutions -- Questions -- 2 Atoms, periodicity and chemical bonding -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Electronic structure -- 2.3 Electromagnetic radiation -- 2.4 The Bohr model of the atom -- 2.5 An introduction to atomic orbitals -- 2.5.1 Quantum numbers 2.5.2 The Pauli exclusion principle -- 2.6 Electron configurations in atoms -- 2.6.1 How electrons are arranged in shells and subshells -- 2.6.2 The aufbau principle -- 2.6.3 Hund's rule of maximum multiplicity -- 2.6.4 The noble gases and abbreviated configurations -- 2.7 The periodic table -- 2.7.1 Periodic properties -- 2.8 An introduction to bonding: how atoms become molecules -- 2.8.1 Introduction -- 2.8.2 Ionic bonding -- 2.8.3 Covalent bonding -- 2.8.4 Formal oxidation states -- 2.8.5 Polarisation: covalent or ionic bonding? -- 2.8.6 Metallic bonding 2.8.7 Shapes of molecules: the VSEPR approach -- 2.8.8 Resonance -- 2.9 Covalent bonding: atomic and molecular orbitals -- 2.9.1 The hydrogen molecule -- 2.9.2 Bonding in alkane hydrocarbons -- 2.9.3 Bonding in alkene hydrocarbons -- 2.9.4 Bonding in alkyne hydrocarbons -- 2.9.5 Hybridisation in atoms other than carbon -- 2.10 Intermolecular forces -- 2.10.1 Dipole-dipole interactions -- 2.10.2 Dispersion (London) forces -- 2.10.3 Hydrogen bonding -- Questions -- 3 An introduction to the chemistry of carbon -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Properties of carbon 3.2.1 Representations of organic structures -- 3.3 Classification of organic molecules -- 3.3.1 Nomenclature (naming) of organic compounds -- 3.3.2 Systematic nomenclature -- 3.3.3 Introduction to the functional groups concept -- 3.3.4 Naming of aliphatic compounds containing functional groups -- 3.4 The structure of organic molecules -- 3.4.1 Structural features of organic chemistry -- 3.4.2 Introduction to isomerism -- 3.4.3 Structural/constitutional isomerism -- 3.4.4 Introduction to stereoisomerism -- 3.4.5 Conformation -- 3.4.6 Introduction to configurational isomerism
• Publisher Details: Harlow : Pearson Education
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xix, 496 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 540; Biochemistry -- Textbooks; Chemistry -- Textbooks; Biochemistry; Chemistry; Electronic books; Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1408280841; 9781408280843; 1299538665; 9781299538665
• Related ISBNs: 9781408280829; 1408280825
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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