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This book was designed for Chemistry 121: The first semester of a two semester sequence covering the study of matter, measurements, atoms, ions, molecules, reactions, chemical calculations, thermochemistry, bonding, molecular geometry, periodicity, gases, intermolecular forces, liquids, solids, kinetics, equilbria, acids and bases, solution chemistry, precipitation, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Topics covered are illustrated with descriptive and historical perspectives, as well as applications of chemistry in society. The course includes laboratory.