This second edition of 'Basic Chemistry' is a text for the preparatory chemistry course that gives students the problem-solving tools and techniques needed to be successful in future chemistry courses and in the work force.

Includes index.

Chemistry in our lives -- Measurements -- Matter and energy -- Atoms and elements -- Names and formulas of compounds -- Chemical quantities -- Chemical reactions -- Chemical quantities in reactions -- Electronic structure and periodic trends -- Molecular structure : solids and liquids -- Gases -- Solutions -- Chemical equilibrium -- Acids and bases -- Oxidation-reduction : transfer of electrons -- Nuclear radiation -- Organic chemistry -- Biochemistry.