English-Chinese Bilingual Introduction to Chemistry

Author: Shen Panwen
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: This book is adapted from the lecture notes used by the author when teaching the "Introduction to Bilingual Chemistry" course to undergraduate chemistry students at Nankai University. It introduces rapid and effective learning methods for foreign languages, guiding students to teach themselves and achieve success. The book consists of 12 chapters, covering topics such as chemical elements, nomenclature of inorganic compounds, nomenclature of simple organic compounds, measurement in chemistry, significant figures, kinetic theory of gases, crystal structure of metals, periodic law and electronic structure, electronic structure of elements, ionic bonds, electron pair repulsion and molecular geometry, and chemical thermodynamics. The book also provides common materials in chemical English and English-Chinese glossaries for readers to study and use. This book is suitable as an introductory textbook for chemical English at universities and colleges, as well as a reference for self-learners.