本书共28章，主要含物质，原子和原子学说，化合物，化学反应，在水溶液中的反应，气体，热化学，常压气体和氢气，原子中的电子，周期表和一些原子性质,化学键，液体、固体和分子间力，溶液和它们的物理性质，化学动力学，化学平衡原理，酸碱，酸碱平衡的加和比，溶解度和配位平衡，熵和自由能，电化学，主族元素，过渡元素，配位离子和配位化合物，核化学，有机化学，生命中的化学等。每章中有问题，章后有习题，内容新颖丰富。
本书适用于化学和非化学类专业用做双语教学教材，也可用于教学参考。

1 Matter: Its Properties and Measurement
2 Atoms and the Atomic Theory
3 Chemical Compounds
4 Chemical Reactions
5 Introduction to Reactions in Aqueous Solutions
6 Gases
7 Thermochemistry
8 Electrons in Atoms
9 The Periodic Table and Some Atomic Properties
10 Chemical Bonding Ⅰ: Basic Concepts
11 Chemical Bonding Ⅱ: Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital Theories
12 Intermolecular Forces: Liquids and Solids
13 Spontaneous Change: Entropy and Gibbs Energy
14 Solutions and Their Physical Properties
15 Principles of Chemical Equilibrium
16 Acids and Bases
17 Additional Aspects of Acid-Base Equilibria
18 Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria
19 Electrochemistry
20 Chemical Kinetics
21 Chemistry of the Main-Group Elements Ⅰ: Groups 1, 2, 13, and 14
22 Chemistry of the Main-Group Elements Ⅱ: Groups 18, 17, 16, 15, and Hydrogen
23 The Transition Elements
24 Complex Ions and Coordination Compounds
25 Nuclear Chemistry
26 Structures of Organic Compounds
27 Reactions of Organic Compounds
28 Chemistry of the Living State on masteringchemistry: www.masteringchemistry.com
APPENDICES
A Mathematical Operations
B Some Basic Physical Concepts
C SIUnits
D Data Tables
E Concept Maps
F Glossary
G Answers to Practice Examples and Selected Exercises
H Answers to Concept Assessment Questions