INDEX OF PAGES
TOPIC Page No.
PROLOGUE
3
SECTION 1: GENERAL CHEMISTRY 7
CHAPTER 1 MATTER 7
31.1 Definition of Matter 7
1.2 Physical and chemical changes of Matter 8
1.3 What is Chemistry? 8
1.4 Key Concepts 8
CHAPTER 2: THE PERIODIC TABLE AND THE ELEMENTS 9
2.1 Classification of Elements 9
2.2 Atoms 12
2.3 More about the Periodic Table 15
2.4 Key Concepts 17
CHAPTER 3: ELEMENTS, COMPOUNDS, ATOMS AND MOLECULES 19
3.1 Terminology 19
3.2 Key Concepts 21
CHAPTER 4: CHEMICAL ENERGY AND ELECTRON CONFIGURATION 22