Introduction to the material
covered in standard examinations
Rote learning is one way to pass examinations, but really understanding the subject is even
better. Most textbooks are limited to presenting facts without helping the reader review and
practice. This workbook fills the gap with more than 1,000 sample examination questions
from general, inorganic and organic chemistry. With it, students can practice and deepen
what they have learned from textbooks. The problems can be solved without aids, and
solutions are provided with detailed explanations. The workbook enjoys great popularity
after helping countless students study successfully.
From the contents: atomic structure and chemical bonds: noble gas configuration, electronegativity,
hybridization, intermolecular interactions | nomenclature and structural formulas
of inorganic and organic compounds | chemical equations: double transformations,
acid-base reactions, complexes | quantities and concentrations of substance: gravimetry,
titrations, percent by mass and by volume | law of mass action | acids, bases and salts:
calculating pH value, titration curves, buffers, solubility product | redox reactions and
oxidation numbers, Nernst equation | complex compounds | configurational and conformational
isomerism | inductive and mesomeric effects | substitution, addition, elimination |
aromatic compounds: reactions and second substitution | natural products: carbohydrates,
lipids, amino acids, peptides | carbonyl reactions: carboxylic acids, aldehydes, ketones
