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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Energy
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and molecules as energy carriers and converters. Topics covered include how molecules take up thermal energy,...
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Hess' Law and Thermochemical Calculations
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and its relation Hess's law and enthalpies of combustion.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Calorimetry
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and calorimetry. Other topics covered include calorimeter constant, bomb calorimetry, and more.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Enthalpy Diagrams
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this site provides a foundation to a study of thermodynamics and its relation to enthalpy. Topics covered include bond enthalpies and bond energies, energy content of fuels,...
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Oxygen Compounds
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores types of acids and bases with specific attention given to oxygen compounds. Subtopics covered include amphoteric oxides and hydroxides and acid...
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Protons and Electron Pairs
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores Lewis acids and bases with specific attention directed toward protons and electron-pairs. Other topics covered include proton-transfer reactions...
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Proton Donors and Acceptors
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores proton donors and related subjects including Bronsted acids and bases and Hydronium ions.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Titration
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site focuses on titration in the relation between acids and bases. The information includes specific mention of titration curves.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The P H Scale
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores the pH scale and its characteristics including a chart mapping the various levels of the scale.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Neutralization
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores neutralization in relation to acids and bases. Formulas and examples are also provided.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Bases
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores bases and their related characteristics. Several formulas are also provided.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: The Si Base Units
As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to the measure of matter. In addition to a discussion on SI base units, the site covers the SI decimal prefixes, units outside the SI, and...
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Heat and Work
With an overview of topics related to chemical energetics, this resource provides a foundation to a study of the second Law of Thermodynamics emphasizing the transformation in energy involved in work.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Error and Uncertainty in Measured Values
As part of a larger site called "Getting started in Chemistry," this site examines various topics related to measurements and the error and uncertainty that accompanies the methods of measurements.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Organization of the Periodic Table
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site focuses specifically on the Periodic Table of Elements with information on the table's organization methods along with...
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: All About Chemical Equilibrium
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site explores a range of topics related to chemical equilibrium including chemical change, the Le Chatelier principle, the equilibrium quotient, and more.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Origin of the Chemical Elements
As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to the elements. Topics covered in the discussion include Primordial Chemistry, Stellar nucleosynthesis, Hydrogen burning, and more.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Electrolysis in Aqueous Solutions
As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to electrochemistry. In discussing electrolysis, this site focuses on electrolysis in relation to aqueous solutions.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion
As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to electrochemistry. In particular, this site explores a range of topics related to batteries and fuel cells.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Reversible Reaction
Acting as an overview from the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site seeks to answer the question, what is a reversible reaction? Acting as part of a larger informative site on equilibrium, various topics are addressed including...
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Change
Chemical change is a section of a larger overview on Chemistry, covering a variety of aspects. This section focuses on chemical change including the difference between chemical change and physical change.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: What Is a Wave?
Acting as part of an overview on quantum theory, this section of the site answers the question, what is a wave? In addition to a definition, several examples and formulas are provided.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: What Is Light?
Acting as part of an overview on quantum theory, this section of the site answers the question, what is light? In answering the question, specific discussion is directed toward light waves and theories of light.
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Chem1 Virtual Textbook: What Is an Orbital?
Acting as part of an overview on quantum theory, this section of the site deals with electrons and orbitals. In addition to explain what an orbital is, the site explains the movement of the electron in relation to the nucleus.