This book covers chemistry topics such as: matter, measurement, and problem solving; atoms and elements; molecules, compounds, and chemical equations; chemical quantities and aqueous reactions; gases; thermochemistry; the quantum-mechanical model of the atom; periodic properties of the elements; lewis theory; molecular shapes, valence bond theory, and molecular orbital theory; liquids, solids, and intermolecular forces; solutions; chemical kinetics; chemical equilibrium; acids and bases; aqueous ionic equilibrium; free energy and thermodynamics, electrochemistry; radioactivity and nuclear chemistry; and organic chemistry.