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Whether studying chemistry as part of a degree requirement or as part of a core curriculum, students will find Chemistry Essentials For Dummies to be an invaluable quick reference guide to the fundamentals of this often challenging course. Chemistry Essentials For Dummies contains content focused on key topics only, with discrete explanations of critical concepts taught in a typical two-semester high school chemistry class or a college level Chemistry I course, from bonds and reactions to acids, bases, and the mole. This guide is also a perfect reference for parents who need to review critical chemistry concepts as they help high school students with homework assignments, as well as for adult learners headed back into the classroom who just need to a refresher of the core concepts. The Essentials For Dummies Series Dummies is proud to present our new series, The Essentials For Dummies. Now students who are prepping for exams, preparing to study new material, or who just need a refresher can have a concise, easy-to-understand review guide that covers an entire course by concentrating solely on the most important concepts. From algebra and chemistry to grammar and Spanish, our expert authors focus on the skills students most need to succeed in a subject.

Just the critical concepts and information you need to ace Chemistry

From bonds and reactions to acids, bases, and the mole, Chemistry Essentials For Dummies focuses on the essential information and concepts students encounter in a first semester college or high school chemistry class. This handy guide is perfect for cramming, homework help, or as a reference for parents helping kids study for exams.

• What's the matter? — Get to the heart of matter and energy, from states of matter and their changes to kinetic and potential energy

• Get a reaction — Discover the ins and outs of chemical reactions, how they occur, and how they can be balanced

• Bring it to the table — Understand how elements are arranged in the periodic table and get a handle on metals, nonmetals, and metalloids

• Dig the mole — Learn about "the mole" and find out how to count by weighing, apply Avogadro's number, and work with moles and chemical reactions

Open the book and find:

• How to measure matter

• The nuts and bolts of atomic structure

• An overview of the periodic table of elements

• Examples of chemical reactions

• Plain-English explanations of ionic and covalent bonds

• Properties of acids and bases

• The laws that gases obey

• How to use electron-dot formulas

Learn to:

• Exactly what you need to know about matter and energy

• The basics of chemical bonds

• How to balance chemical reactions