Purpose:      

This Third Edition of Reviewing Chemistry: The Physical Setting is aligned with the standards of the New York State Physical Setting—Chemistry Core Curriculum and follows the scope and sequence published by the New York City Department of Education. The book’s 12 chapters cover such topics as the physical behavior of matter, atomic concepts, nuclear chemistry, chemical bonding, periodicity, moles and stoichiometry, kinetics and equilibrium, oxidation and reduction, carbon and organic chemistry, laboratory activities, and using the Reference Tables.

The 12 chapters are subdivided into major topic sections followed by Part A and B-1 questions and a Chapter Review section.

What’s New in the Third Edition of Reviewing Chemistry: The Physical Setting

¨      New organization follows the NYC scope and sequence.

¨      Each chapter has several Part C (extended response) questions.

¨      Abundant illustrations and particle diagrams illuminate and reinforce the subject matter.

¨      Each chapter has several sets of questions divided into Parts A and B-1 multiple-choice questions. The chapter review section of each chapter is divided into Parts A, B-1, B2, and C questions for a total of nearly 1,000 questions.

¨      Text has the most up-to-date edition of Reference Tables for Chemistry.

¨      Three new and seven revised Science, Technology, and Society features explore current issues in chemistry, technology, and society.

¨      In response teacher feedback, all Enrichment material has been deleted. This is a Regents review book. It reviews only the NYS Core Curriculum.

ISBN: 978-1-56765-906-1

• ISBN: 978-1-56765-906-1