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Steven S. Zumdahl. D.C. Heath and Company: Lexington, MA, 1993. xxxi + 1210 pp. Figs. and tables. 21.2 x 26.2 cm.
This general chemistry text now in its third edition continues to provide both the instructor and student with a book that is flexible enough to be used in most mainstream two-semester general chemistry courses with an order of topics that can be tailored to the instructor's desires. Having reviewed the second edition of this textbook (1), I find that while this edition contains one less chapter (23 instead of 24); with the industrial applications of chemistry now are integrated along with descriptive chemistry throughout the text. The Chemical Impact features within most chapters give the student practical...