The most comprehensive book available on the subject, Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 11th Edition continues its tradition of fostering the development of problem-solving skills, featuring numerous examples and coverage of current applications. Skillfully anticipating areas of difficulty and pacing the material accordingly, this readable work provides clear and logical explanations of chemical concepts as well as the right mix of general chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry. An emphasis on real-world topics lets readers clearly see how the chemistry will apply to their career.
								
								
							
							
								
								
							
						
					 				
				 
			
			
			
		    
			    
				    
						1 An Introduction to Chemistry 1   1.1 The Nature of Chemistry 2   1.2 A Scientific Approach to Problem Solving 3   1.3 The Particulate Nature of Matter 5   1.4 Classifying Matter 7   Review 9   Review Questions 10   Paired Exercises, Additional Exercises 11   Answers to Practice Exercises 12   2 Standards for Measurement 13   2.1 Scientific Notation 14   2.2 Measurement and Uncertainty 15   2.3 Significant Figures 16   2.4 Significant Figures in Calculations 18   2.5 The Metric System 21   2.6 Dimensional Analysis: A Problem-Solving Method 27   2.7 Measurement of Temperature 30 Chemistry in action Setting Standards 32   2.8 Density 34          Review 37   Review Questions 38   Paired Exercises 39   Additional Exercises 41   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 43   3 Elements and Compounds 44   3.1 Elements 45   3.2 Introduction to the Periodic Table 49   3.3 Compounds and Formulas 52   Review 57   Review Questions 58   Paired Exercises 59   Additional Exercises 60   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 61   4 Properties of Matter 62   4.1 Properties of Substances 63   4.2 Physical and Chemical Changes 65   4.3 Learning to Solve Problems 68   4.4 Energy 68   4.5 Heat: Quantitative Measurement 70   4.6 Energy in the Real World 72   Review 74   Review Questions 75   Paired Exercises 76   Additional Exercises 77   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 78   Putting It Together Chapters 1–4 review 79   5 Early Atomic Theory and Structure 82   5.1 Dalton’s Model of the Atom 83   5.2 Electric Charge 84   5.3 Subatomic Parts of the Atom 85   5.4 The Nuclear Atom 87   5.5 Isotopes of the Elements 89   5.6 Atomic Mass 92   Review 93   Review Questions 94   Paired Exercises 95   Additional Exercises 96   Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 97   6 Nomenclature of Inorganic Compounds 98   6.1 Common and Systematic Names 99   6.2 Elements and Ions 100   6.3 Writing Formulas from Names of Ionic Compounds 103   6.4 Naming Binary Compounds 105   6.5 Naming Compounds Containing Polyatomic Ions 109   6.6 Acids 111   Review 114   Review Questions 115   Paired Exercises 116   Additional Exercises 117   Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 118   Putting It Together Chapters 5–6 review 119   7 Quantitative Composition of Compounds 121   7.1 The Mole 122   7.2 Molar Mass of Compounds 126   7.3 Percent Composition of Compounds 129   7.4 Calculating Empirical Formulas 133   7.5 Calculating the Molecular Formula from the Empirical Formula 135   Review 138   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 139   Additional Exercises 141   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 142   8 Chemical Equations 143   8.1 The Chemical Equation 144   8.2 Writing and Balancing Chemical Equations 145   8.3 Types of Chemical Equations 150   8.4 Heat in Chemical Reactions 156   8.5 Global Warming: The Greenhouse Effect 159   Review 161   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 163   Additional Exercises 165   Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 166   9 Calculations from Chemical Equations 167   9.1 Introduction to Stoichiometry 168   9.2 Mole–Mole Calculations 170   9.3 Mole–Mass Calculations 173   9.4 Mass–Mass Calculations 174   9.5 Limiting Reactant and Yield Calculations 176   Review 182   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 183   Additional Exercises 185   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 187   Putting It Together Chapters 7–9 review 188   10 Modern Atomic Theory and the Periodic Table 191   10.1 Electromagnetic Radiation 192   10.2 The Bohr Atom 193   10.3 Energy Levels of Electrons 195   10.4 Atomic Structures of the First 18 Elements 198   10.5 Electron Structures and the Periodic Table 201   Review 206   Review Questions 207   Paired Exercises 208   Additional Exercises 210   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 211   11 Chemical Bonds: The Formation of Compounds from Atoms 212   11.1 Periodic Trends in Atomic Properties 213   11.2 Lewis Structures of Atoms 216   11.3 The Ionic Bond: Transfer of Electrons from One Atom to Another 217   11.4 Predicting Formulas of Ionic Compounds 222   11.5 The Covalent Bond: Sharing Electrons 224   11.6 Electronegativity 226   11.7 Lewis Structures of Compounds 229   11.8 Complex Lewis Structures 232   11.9 Compounds Containing Polyatomic Ions 234   11.10 Molecular Shape 235   Review 239   Review Questions 240   Paired Exercises 241   Additional Exercises 243   Challenge Exercises 244   Answers to Practice Exercises 245   Putting It Together Chapters 10–11 review 246   12 The Gaseous State of Matter 248   12.1 Properties of Gases 249   12.2 Boyle’s Law 252   12.3 Charles’ Law 256   12.4 Avogadro’s Law 259   12.5 Combined Gas Laws 260   12.6 Ideal Gas Law 264   12.7 Dalton’s Law of Partial Pressures 267   12.8 Density of Gases 270   12.9 Gas Stoichiometry 270   Review 274   Review Questions 276   Paired Exercises 277   Additional Exercises 279   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 281   13 Liquids 282   13.1 States of Matter: A Review 283   13.2 Properties of Liquids 283   13.3 Boiling Point and Melting Point 286   13.4 Changes of State 288   13.5 Intermolecular Forces 290   13.6 Hydrates 295   13.7 Water, a Unique Liquid 297   Review 300   Review Questions 301   Paired Exercises 302   Additional Exercises 303   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 304   14 Solutions 305   14.1 General Properties of Solutions 306   14.2 Solubility 307   14.3 Rate of Dissolving Solids 311   14.4 Concentration of Solutions 312   14.5 Colligative Properties of Solutions 320   14.6 Osmosis and Osmotic Pressure 325   Review 326   Review Questions 328   Paired Exercises 329   Additional Exercises 332   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 333   Putting It Together Chapters 12–14 review 334   15 Acids, Bases, and Salts 337   15.1 Acids and Bases 338   15.2 Reactions of Acids and Bases 342   15.3 Salts 343   15.4 Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes 344   15.5 Introduction to pH 349   15.6 Neutralization 352   15.7 Writing Net Ionic Equations 354   15.8 Acid Rain 356   Review 357   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 359   Additional Exercises 361   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 362   16 Chemical Equilibrium 363   16.1 Rates of Reaction 364   16.2 Chemical Equilibrium 365   16.3 Le Châtelier’s Principle 366   16.4 Equilibrium Constants 373   16.5 Ion Product Constant for Water 374   16.6 Ionization Constants 376   16.7 Solubility Product Constant 378   16.8 Buffer Solutions: The Control of pH 381   Review 383   Review Questions 384   Paired Exercises 385   Additional Exercises 387   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 389   17 Oxidation–Reduction 390   17.1 Oxidation Number 391   17.2 Balancing Oxidation–Reduction Equations 395   17.3 Balancing Ionic Redox Equations 398   17.4 Activity Series of Metals 401   17.5 Electrolytic and Voltaic Cells 403   Review 407   Review Questions 409   Paired Exercises 410   Additional Exercises 412   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 413   Putting It Together Chapters 15–17 review 414   18 Nuclear Chemistry 417   18.1 Discovery of Radioactivity 418   18.2 Alpha Particles, Beta Particles, and Gamma Rays 421   18.3 Radioactive Disintegration Series 424   18.4 Measurement of Radioactivity 426   18.5 Nuclear Energy 427   18.6 Mass–Energy Relationship in Nuclear Reactions 433   18.7 Biological Effects of Radiation 434   Review 436   Review Questions 437   Paired Exercises 438   Additional Exercises 439   Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 440   Putting It Together Chapter 18 review 441   19 Organic Chemistry: Saturated Hydrocarbons 443   19.1 Organic Chemistry: History and Scope 444   19.2 The Carbon Atom: Bonding, Shape, and Hybridization 445   19.3 Classifying Organic Compounds 447   19.4 Hydrocarbons 449   19.5 Saturated Hydrocarbons: Alkanes 450   19.6 Structural Formulas 451   19.7 Isomerism 453   19.8 Naming Organic Compounds 456   19.9 Introduction to the Reactions of Carbon 461   19.10 Reactions of Alkanes 463   19.11 Cycloalkanes 468   19.12 Gasoline: A Major Petroleum Product 471   Review 473   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 475   Additional Exercises 478   Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 479   20 Unsaturated and Aromatic Hydrocarbons 481   20.1 Bonding in Unsaturated Hydrocarbons 482   20.2 Nomenclature of Alkenes 484   20.3 Geometric Isomerism in Alkenes 487   20.4 Cycloalkenes 492   20.5 Preparation and Properties of Alkenes 493   20.6 Nomenclature and Properties of Alkynes 499   20.7 Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Structure of Benzene 501   20.8 Naming Aromatic Compounds 503   20.9 Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 508   20.10 Sources and Properties of Aromatic Hydrocarbons 510   Review 513   Review Questions 514   Paired Exercises 515   Additional Exercises, Challenge Exercises 518   Answers to Practice Exercises 519   21 Polymers: Macromolecules 520   21.1 Macromolecules 521   21.2 Synthetic Polymers 521   21.3 Polymer Types 522   21.4 Addition Polymerization 523   21.5 Recycling Plastics 525   21.6 Butadiene Polymers 527   21.7 Geometric Isomerism in Polymers 529   Review 530   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 531   Additional Exercises, Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 532   Putting It Together Chapters 19–21 review 533   22 Alcohols, Ethers, Phenols, and Thiols 537   22.1 Structure and Classification of Alcohols 538   22.2 Naming Alcohols 540   22.3 Physical Properties of Alcohols 542   22.4 Chemical Properties of Alcohols 544   22.5 Common Alcohols 551   22.6 Phenols 554   22.7 Properties and Preparation of Phenols 557   22.8 Ethers 558   22.9 Properties and Preparation of Ethers 561   22.10 Thiols 563   Review 564   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 566   Additional Exercises, Challenge Exercises 570   Answers to Practice Exercises 571   23 Aldehydes and Ketones 572   23.1 Structures of Aldehydes and Ketones 573   23.2 Naming Aldehydes and Ketones 573   23.3 Bonding and Physical Properties 577   23.4 Chemical Properties of Aldehydes and Ketones 580   23.5 Common Aldehydes and Ketones 588   23.6 Condensation Polymers 590   Review 591   Review Questions 592   Paired Exercises 593   Additional Exercises 595   Challenge Exercise 596   Answers to Practice Exercises 597   Putting It Together Chapters 22–23 review 598   24 Carboxylic Acids and Esters 603   24.1 Carboxylic Acids: Nomenclature and Sources of Aliphatic Carboxylic Acids 604   24.2 Physical Properties of Carboxylic Acids 607   24.3 Classification of Carboxylic Acids 609   24.4 Preparation and Chemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids 613   24.5 Nomenclature of Esters 618   24.6 Occurrence and Physical Properties of Esters 621   24.7 Polyesters: Condensation Polymers 621   24.8 Chemical Properties of Esters 622   24.9 Glycerol Esters 624   24.10 Soaps and Synthetic Detergents 627   24.11 Esters and Anhydrides of Phosphoric Acid 631   Review 632   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 635   Additional Exercises 638   Challenge Exercises 639   Answers to Practice Exercises 640   25 Amides and Amines: Organic Nitrogen Compounds 641   25.1 Amides: Nomenclature and Physical Properties 642   25.2 Chemical Properties of Amides 646   25.3 Polyamides: Condensation Polymers 647   25.4 Urea 648   25.5 Amines: Nomenclature and Physical Properties 648   25.6 Preparation of Amines 653   25.7 Chemical Properties of Amines 654   25.8 Sources and Uses of Selected Amines 657   Review 660   Review Questions 661   Paired Exercises 662   Additional Exercises 664   Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 665   Putting It Together Chapters 24–25 review 666   26 Stereoisomerism 671   26.1 Review of Isomerism 672   26.2 Plane-Polarized Light and Optical Activity 672   26.3 Fischer Projection Formulas 675   26.4 Enantiomers 677   26.5 Racemic Mixtures 682   26.6 Diastereomers and Meso Compounds 684   Review 687   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 688   Additional Exercises 691   Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 692   27 Carbohydrates 694   27.1 Carbohydrates: A First Class of Biochemicals 695   27.2 Classification of Carbohydrates 696   27.3 Importance of Carbohydrates for Life 698   27.4 Common Monosaccharides 699   27.5 Structure of Glucose and Other Aldoses 700   27.6 Cyclic Structures of Common Hexoses 704   27.7 Hemiacetals and Acetals 708   27.8 Pentoses 709   27.9 Structures and Properties of Disaccharides 710   27.10 Sweeteners and Diet 713   27.11 Redox Reactions of Monosaccharides 715   27.12 Polysaccharides 719   Review 724   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 727   Additional Exercises, Challenge Exercises 729   Answers to Practice Exercises 730   28 Lipids 731   28.1 Lipid Characteristics and Classification 732   28.2 Simple Lipids 733   28.3 Fats in Metabolism 738   28.4 Compound Lipids 739   28.5 Steroids 743   28.6 Hydrophobic Lipids and Biology 744   Review 750   Review Questions 751   Paired Exercises 752   Additional Exercises, Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 753   Putting It Together Chapters 26–28 review 754   29 Amino Acids, Polypeptides, and Proteins 759   29.1 The Structure–Function Connection 760   29.2 The Nature of Amino Acids 760   29.3 Formation of Polypeptides 766   29.4 Protein Structure 770   29.5 Protein Functions 773   29.6 Some Examples of Proteins and Their Structures 775   29.7 Loss of Protein Structure 783   29.8 Tests for Proteins and Amino Acids 784   29.9 Determination of the Primary Structure of Polypeptides 787   Review 789   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 792   Additional Exercises 794   Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 795   30 Enzymes 796   30.1 Molecular Accelerators 797   30.2 Rates of Chemical Reactions 798   30.3 Enzyme Kinetics 801   30.4 Industrial-Strength Enzymes 803   30.5 Enzyme Active Site 805   30.6 Temperature and pH Effects on Enzyme Catalysis 808   30.7 Enzyme Regulation 809   Review 811   Review Questions 812   Paired Exercises 813   Additional Exercises, Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 814   31 Nucleic Acids and Heredity 815   31.1 Molecules of Heredity—Bases and Nucleosides 816   31.2 Nucleotides: Phosphate Esters 819   31.3 High-Energy Nucleotides 820   31.4 Polynucleotides; Nucleic Acids 822   31.5 Structure of DNA 823   31.6 DNA Replication 827   31.7 RNA: Genetic Transcription 833   31.8 The Genetic Code—Genes and Medicine 836   31.9 Biosynthesis of Proteins 839   31.10 Changing the Genome: Mutations and Genetic Engineering 840   Review 844   Review Questions 846   Paired Exercises 847   Additional Exercises, Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 848   Putting It Together Chapters 29–31 review 850   32 Nutrition 854   32.1 Nutrients and Diet 855   32.2 Energy in the Diet 857   32.3 Macronutrients 858   32.4 Vitamins, Vital Micronutrients 861   32.5 Minerals 863   32.6 Water 864   32.7 Nutrition Content Labeling 864   32.8 Food Additives 866   32.9 A Balanced Diet 868   32.10 Human Digestion 870   Review 873   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 875   Additional Exercises 876   Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 877   33 Bioenergetics 878   33.1 Metabolism and Cell Structure 879   33.2 Biological Oxidation–Reduction: An Important Energy Source 880   33.3 Molecular Oxygen and Metabolism 884   33.4 High-Energy Phosphate Bonds 885   33.5 Phosphorylation: Energy Transfer 886   33.6 ATP Use and Muscle Contraction 889   33.7 Photosynthesis 892   Review 893   Review Questions 894   Paired Exercises 895   Additional Exercises, Challenge Exercises, Answers to Practice Exercises 896   34 Carbohydrate Metabolism 897   34.1 Metabolic Pathways, Carbohydrates, and Cooperation 898   34.2 Anaerobic Sequence 903   34.3 Citric Acid Cycle (Aerobic Sequence) 907   34.4 Gluconeogenesis 910   34.5 Overview of Complex Metabolic Pathways 910   34.6 Hormones 912   34.7 Blood Glucose and Hormones 913   Review 915   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 917   Additional Exercises 918   Challenge Exercise, Answers to Practice Exercises 919   35 Metabolism of Lipids and Proteins 920   35.1 Metabolic Energy Sources: Organs Working Together for the Common Good 921   35.2 Fatty Acid Oxidation (Beta Oxidation) 922   35.3 Fat Storage and Biosynthesis (Lipogenesis) 926   35.4 Ketone Bodies 928   35.5 Metabolic Nitrogen Fixation 929   35.6 Amino Acids and Metabolic Nitrogen Balance 931   35.7 Amino Acids and Nitrogen Transfer 932   35.8 Nitrogen Excretion and the Urea Cycle 934   35.9 Acetyl-CoA, Central Molecule in Metabolism 936   Review 938   Review Questions, Paired Exercises 940   Additional Exercises, Challenge Exercise 941   Answers to Practice Exercises 942   Putting It Together Chapters 32–35 review 943   Appendices   I. Mathematical Review A-1   II. Using a Scientific Calculator A-10   III. Units of Measurement A-14   IV. Vapor Pressure of Water at Various Temperatures A-15   V. Solubility Table A-16   VI. Answers to Selected Exercises A-17   VII. Answers to Putting It Together Review Exercises A-48   Glossary G-1   Index I-1
				    
			    
		    
		    
			
				
					
					
						Morris Hein is professor emeritus of chemistry at Mt. San Antonio College, where he regularly taught the preparatory chemistry course and organic chemistry. He is the original author of Foundations of College Chemistry and his name has become synonymous with clarity, meticulous accuracy and a step-by-step approach that students can follow. Over the years, more than three million students have learned chemistry using a text by Morris Hein. In addition to Foundations of College chemistry, 12e, he is co-author of Introduction to General, Organic, and Biochemistry, 8e, and Introduction to Organic and Biochemistry. He is also co-author of Foundations of chemistry in the Laboratory, 12e, and Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry in the Laboratory, 8e.