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Chemistr y
NINTH EDITION
Darrell D. Ebbing
Wayne State University, Emeritus
Steven D. Gammon
Western Washington University
HOUG HTON M I F F LI N COM PANY
BOSTON NEW YORK
,Executive Publisher: George Hoffman
Publisher: Charles Hartford
Senior Marketing Manager: Nicole Moore
Development Editor: Kate Heinle
Assistant Editor: Amy Galvin
Project Editor: Andrea Cava
Art and Design Manager: Jill Haber
Cover Design Manager: Anne S. Katzeff
Senior Photo Editor: Jennifer Meyer Dare
Senior Composition Buyer: Chuck Dutton
New Title Project Manager: James Lonergan
Editorial Associate: Chip Cheek
Marketing Coordinator: Kris Bishop
Cover photo © Philip Evans 2007
Credits: A list of credits precedes the index.
Warning: This book contains descriptions of chemical reactions and photographs of experiments that are
potentially dangerous and harmful if undertaken without proper supervision, equipment, and safety
precautions. DO NOT attempt to perform these experiments relying solely on the information presented in
this text.
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
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Printed in the U.S.A.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007932357
Instructor’s Annotated Edition ISBN-10: 0-618-93469-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-618-93469-0
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Chemistr y
NINTH EDITION
Darrell D. Ebbing
Wayne State University, Emeritus
Steven D. Gammon
Western Washington University
HOUG HTON M I F F LI N COM PANY
BOSTON NEW YORK
,Executive Publisher: George Hoffman
Publisher: Charles Hartford
Senior Marketing Manager: Nicole Moore
Development Editor: Kate Heinle
Assistant Editor: Amy Galvin
Project Editor: Andrea Cava
Art and Design Manager: Jill Haber
Cover Design Manager: Anne S. Katzeff
Senior Photo Editor: Jennifer Meyer Dare
Senior Composition Buyer: Chuck Dutton
New Title Project Manager: James Lonergan
Editorial Associate: Chip Cheek
Marketing Coordinator: Kris Bishop
Cover photo © Philip Evans 2007
Credits: A list of credits precedes the index.
Warning: This book contains descriptions of chemical reactions and photographs of experiments that are
potentially dangerous and harmful if undertaken without proper supervision, equipment, and safety
precautions. DO NOT attempt to perform these experiments relying solely on the information presented in
this text.
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system
without the prior written permission of Houghton Mifflin Company unless such copying is expressly
permitted by federal copyright law. Address inquiries to College Permissions, Houghton Mifflin
Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116-3764.
Printed in the U.S.A.
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007932357
Instructor’s Annotated Edition ISBN-10: 0-618-93469-3
ISBN-13: 978-0-618-93469-0
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ISBN-13: 978-0-618-85748-7
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on what really matters—teaching—rather
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tions, or write and customize your own
exercises. WebAssign transforms the
way your students learn!
A UNIQUE PROGRAM CRAFTED TO ENHANCE PROBLEM-SOLVING ABILITY . . .
One of biggest challenges for students
is learning the process of successful
problem solving.
Refined over ten years of use by thousands of
students, ChemWork builds and enhances
students’ problem-solving skills. Online assign-
ments function as a “personal instructor” to
help students learn how to solve challenging When students need help, they ask for a hint and receive interac-
problems and learn how to think like chemists! tive prompts and questions designed to advance their thinking,
without ever actually revealing the solution. These interactive hints
guide students through the problem-solving process, much like an
instructor would during office hours.