Contents:

General Chemistry
1. Matter, Energy, and Measurement 1
2. Atoms 31
3. Chemical Bonds 68
4. Chemical Reactions 108
5. Gases, Liquids, and Solids 141
6. Solutions and Colloids 178
7. Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium 210
8. Acids and Bases 240
9. Nuclear Chemistry 276

Organic Chemistry
10. Organic Chemistry 307
11. Alkanes 323
12. Alkenes and Alkynes 352
13. Benzene and Its Derivatives 382
14. Alcohols, Ethers, and Thiols 397
15. Chirality: The Handedness of Molecules 420
16. Amines 441
17. Aldehydes and Ketones 457
18. Carboxylic Acids 475
19. Carboxylic Anhydrides, Esters, and Amides 498

Biochemistry
20. Carbohydrates 517
21. Lipids 546
22. Proteins 578
23. Enzymes 614
24. Chemical Communications: Neurotransmitters and Hormones 639
25. Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Heredity 665
26. Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis 695
27. Bioenergetics: How the Body Converts Food to Energy 726
28. Specific Catabolic Pathways: Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Metabolism 747
29. Biosynthetic Pathways 772
30. Nutrition 787
31. Immunochemistry 809
32. Blood Chemistry and Body Fluids