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Key Topics: What is Chemistry?, The Numerical Side of Chemistry, The Evolution of Atomic Theory, The Modern Model of the Atom, Chemical Bonding and Nomenclature, The Shape of Molecules, Intermolecular Forces and the Phases of Matter, Chemical Reactions, Stoichiometry and the Mole, Electron Transfer in Chemical Reactions, What If There Were No Intermolecular Forces? The Ideal Gas, Solutions, When Reactants Turn into Products, Chemical Equilibrium, Electrolytes, Acids, and Bases, Nuclear Chemistry, The Chemistry of Carbon, Synthetic and Biological Polymers