General, organic, and biological chemistry : an integrated approach

NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Summary, Key Terms, Important Equations, Additional Problems, Challenge Problems, Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems, and Looking Ahead. Chapter 1: Chemistry: It's All About "Stuff" 1.1 "Stuff" is Matter 1.2 Gas Behavior -- An Introduction to the Behavior of Matter 1.3 Classifying Matter : Mixture or Pure Substance 1.4 Elements, Compounds, and the Periodic Table 1.5 How Matter Changes Chapter 2: Atoms, Radioactivity, and Ions 2.1 The Atom and Subatomic Particles 2.2 Atomic Number and Mass Number 2.3 Isotopes and Atomic Mass 2.4 Measuring Atoms: The Mole 2.5 Electron Arrangements 2.6 Radioactivity and Radioisotopes 2.7 Nuclear Equations and Radioactive Decay 2.8 Radiation Units and Half-Lives 2.9 Medical Applications for Radioisotopes Chapter 3: Compounds: Putting Particles Together 3.1 The Octet Rule 3.2 In Search of an Octet Part 1: Ion Formation 3.3 Ionic Compounds -- Give and Take 3.4 In Search of an Octet Part 2: Covalent Bonding 3.5 Getting Covalent Compounds into Shape 3.6 Electronegativity and Molecular Polarity Chapter 4: Introduction to Organic Compounds 4.1 Alkanes -- The Simplest Organic Compounds 4.2 Representing the Structures of Organic Compounds 4.3 Fatty Acids -- Biological Hydrocarbons 4.4 Families of Organic Compounds -- Functional Groups 4.5 Isomerism in Organic Compounds, Part 1 4.6 Isomerism in Organic Compounds, Part 2 Chapter 5: Carbohydrates: Life's Sweet Molecules 5.1 Carbohydrates 5.2 Monosaccharide Structure 5.3 Oxidation and Reduction Reactions 5.4 Ring Formation -- The Truth about Monosaccharide Structure 5.5 Disaccharides 5.6 Polysaccharides 5.7 Carbohydrates and Blood Chapter 6: Intermolecular Forces: State Changes, Solubility, and Cell Membranes 6.1 Types of Intermolecular Forces 6.2 Intermolecular Forces and Solubility 6.3 Intermolecular Forces and Changes of State 6.4 Fats, Oils, and Margarine -- Solid to Liquid and Back Again 6.5 Intermolecular Forces and the Cell Membrane Chapter 7: Solution Chemistry: How Sweet is Your Tea? 7.1 Solutions are Mixtures 7.2 Formation of Solutions 7.3 Chemical Equations for Solution Formation -- Electrolytes 7.4 Concentration 7.5 Dilution 7.6 Osmosis and Diffusion 7.7 Transport Across Cell Membranes Chapter 8: Acids, Bases, and the Building Blocks of Life 8.1 Acids and Bases -- Definitions 8.2 Strong Acids and Bases 8.3 Chemical Equilibrium 8.4 Weak Acids and Bases 8.5 pH and the pH scale 8.6 pKa 8.7 Amino Acids: Common Biological Weak Acids 8.8 Buffers: An Important Property of Weak Acids and Bases Chapter 9: Proteins -- Amides at Work 9.1 Amino Acids -- A second look 9.2 Protein Formation 9.3 Protein Structure 9.4 Protein Denaturation 9.5 Sample Proteins Chapter 10: Enzymes -- Nature's Chemists 10.1 Enzymes and Their Substrates 10.2 Enzyme Activity 10.3 Reaction Energetics and Thermodynamics 10.4 Reaction Energy Diagrams 10.5 Activation Energy (Ea) Chapter 11: Nucleic Acids -- Big Molecules with a Big Role 11.1 Components of Nucleic Acids 11.2 Nucleic Acid Formation 11.3 DNA 11.4 RNA and Protein Synthesis 11.5 Putting It Together: The Genetic Code and Protein Synthesis 11.6 Genetic Mutations 11.7 Viruses 11.8 Recombinant DNA Technology Chapter 12: Food As Fuel -- A Metabolic Overview 12.1 Overview of Metabolism 12.2 Metabolically Relevant Nucleotides 12.3 Digestion -- From Fuel Molecules to Building Blocks 12.4 Glycolysis -- From Building Blocks to Common Metabolites 12.5 The Citric Acid Cycle -- Central Processing 12.6 Electron Transport and Oxidative Phosphorylation 12.7 ATP Production 12.8 Other Fuel Choices