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Cracking Chemistry

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Section 1 – Chemistry – A Definition
Welcome to Cracking Chemistry. Before we go any further, let's make sure that we at least have a basic idea of what the word Chemistry actually means and what Chemistry actually is.

The word Chemistry comes from the Greek word khemia, which means art of changing the form of metals.

Chemistry is a subject which, basically, provides you with useful information about the different substances or types of materials that make up the physical world around us and how they behave or react with each other. As we use lots of different substances in our daily lives it is clearly going to be of value to know something about them – so that we can use them more effectively.



Contents:

Introduction
Section 1 – Chemistry – A Definition
Section 2 – How to Use the Glossary
Section 3 – How to Do the Review Exercises
Section 4 – Who this Book is for
Section 5 – Definitions of Some Key Words
Section 6 – Your Purpose for Studying Chemistry

Cracking Chemistry Part 1 – Properties of Matter
Chapter 1 – The Three States of Matter
Chapter 2 – Matter – Its Other Properties
Chapter 3 – Physical Changes
Chapter 4 – Methods of Separation
Chapter 5 – Metals and Non-Metals
Review Exercise for Part 1

Cracking Chemistry Part 2 – Elements, Compounds & Mixtures
Chapter 1 – Introduction (Some Key Definitions)
Chapter 2 – Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table
Chapter 3 – Compounds and Mixtures
Chapter 4 – Isotopes
Review Exercise for Part 2
Cracking Chemistry Part 3 – Chemical Reactions
Chapter 1 – Physical and Chemical Changes
Chapter 2 – Balancing Chemical Equations
Chapter 3 – Eight Types of Chemical Reactions
Chapter 4 – Rates of Reaction
Chapter 5 – Useful and Nuisance Reactions
Chapter 6 – Geological Changes
Review Exercise for Part 3

Cracking Chemistry Part 4 – Acids & Bases
Chapter 1 – Definitions and Properties
Chapter 2 – Indicators and the pH Scale
Chapter 3 – Reactions of Metals with Acids, Air & Water
Chapter 4 – The Reactivity Series & Metals Extraction
Chapter 5 – Neutralisation (Making Salts)
Chapter 6 – Useful and Nuisance Acid Reactions
Review Exercise for Part 4

Cracking Chemistry Part 5 – The Periodic Table
Chapter 1 – A Review of What We Already Know
Chapter 2 – A Closer Look at the Periodic Table
Chapter 3 – Radioactivity
Chapter 4 – Atomic Energy
Review Exercise for Part 5