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This virtual/open textbook is composed of 40 chapters covering general chemistry (1st and 2nd semesters) as well as advanced chemistry topics (e.g. advance aquatic chemistry, a survey of envirnomental geobiochemistry). 

'This "reference text" is intended to serve either as a supplement to a regular textbook or as a substitute for one. In the former case it will be useful, and in the latter case essential, for the instructor to provide a syllabus (or links within a learning management system) that guides the student through the sections appropriate to the particular course and correlates it with lectures, problem sets, and other course activities. Institutions that incorporate these materials into their courses should consider downloading this collection to serve as a backup in the event that this site should become unavailable. Please see the download menu item for instructions. Terms of use: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. This project began in the late 1980's as a means to supplement (or in some cases to largely replace ) the conventional textbook treatments of various topics in courses in General Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry. The purpose was in most cases to provide alternatives to what seemed to be the rather shallow standardized treatments of certain topics presented in many commercial textbooks. These became the "assigned reading" for several of my courses. Eventually, and with the help of an extensive set of computer-based lessons.'

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