This text provides a course in chemical literacy. It starts students from scratch and assumes only a minimal experience of mathematics and science. The third edition includes a new chapter on Forensic Chemistry and direct references in the text to the companion website which accompanies this book.

'[A] comprehensive introductory undergraduate text covering all the essentials required for a foundation chemistry course.' - Education in Chemistry

Periodic Table
Preface
How to use this Book
Acknowledgements
Numbers, Units and Measurement
Elements, Compounds and Reactions
Inside the Atom
Bonding Between Atoms
More about Bonding
Reactions of Ions in Solution
Oxidation and Reduction
The Mole
Calculating Concentrations
Gases, Liquids and Solids
Solutions and Solubility
Chemical Families
Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Speed of Chemical Reactions
Dynamic Chemical Equilibria
Acid-Base Equilibria
Organic Chemistry: Hydrocarbons
Common Classes of Organic Compounds
Separating Mixtures
Light and Spectroscopy
Nuclear and Radiochemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Forensic Chemistry
Valencies of Common Ions
Electronic Structures
Answers to Exercises and Revision Questions
Glossary
Index
Useful Physical Constants

ROB LEWIS is Head of Department of Physical Sciences and Director of the Centre for Police Sciences at the University of Glamorgan, UK. He is an experienced Lecturer of Chemistry and Forensic Science in the tertiary and university sectors and is a former chief examiner at A-level. His research interests include the industrial applications of spectroscopy.

WYNNE EVANS is Head of Department for Chemistry at the University of Glamorgan, UK. She has worked as a senior tutor in Inorganic Chemistry for the Open University and as an A-Level examiner. Her research interests include organometallic and coordination chemistry.