本书内容除涵盖大学普通化学内容的各项知识点外，还适当引入了一些化学前沿内容，有助于学生逐步适应英文化学教材的阅读和学习，并力求推动研究型人才的培养。全书彩色印刷，图片精美，以中英文页对照的形式呈现。本书以科学方法论为主线贯穿始终。
本书可作为高等院校化学等专业本科一年级学生普通化学课程中英文双语教材。

杨娟，北京大学化学与分子工程学院副教授，博士生导师。2001年本科毕业于北京大学，2006年博士毕业于德克萨斯A&M大学（Texas A&M University），2009年入职北京大学化学与分子工程学院。2014年起教授普通化学双语课，获评2020年首批国家级一流本科课程（1/1）。2023年担任教育部“101计划”化学学科普通化学课程及教材建设牵头专家。获北京大学化学院最受本科生喜爱的课程奖（2018年）、北京高校教学论文二等奖（1/1，2017年）、北京大学教学优秀奖（2015和2018年）、北京大学教学成果奖（2012和2017年）等多项荣誉和奖励。

Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Science and Scientific Methods
1.2 Chemistry and Research
Chapter 2 Gases, Liquids, Solids, and Solutions
2.1 Simple Gas Laws and Ideal Gas Equation
2.2 Mixtures of Gases
2.3 Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases
2.4 Distribution of Molecular Speeds
2.5 Real Gases and van der Waals Equation
2.6 Properties of Liquids and Solids
2.7 Phase Transition and Phase Diagram
2.8 Properties of Solutions
Chapter 3 Thermochemistry and Chemical Equilibria
3.1 Some Terminologies in Thermochemistry
3.2 The First Law of Thermodynamics
3.3 Heats of Reaction and Enthalpy Change
3.4 Hess抯 Law and Standard Enthalpies of Formation
3.5 Spontaneity and the Concept of Entropy
3.6 Criteria for Spontaneous Change
3.7 Dynamic Equilibrium and the Equilibrium Constants
3.8 The Reaction Quotient and Le Ch鈚elier抯 Principle
3.9 Gibbs Free Energy Change and Equilibrium
Chapter 4 Chemical Kinetics
4.1 The Rate of a Chemical Reaction
4.2 Effect of Concentration on Reaction Rates: The Rate Laws
4.3 Order of Reaction
4.4 The Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rates
4.5 Theoretical Models of Chemical Kinetics
4.6 Reaction Mechanisms
4.7 Catalysis and Catalytic Chemistry
Chapter 5 Acid-Base Equilibria and Precipitation-Dissolution Equilibria
5.1 Theory of Acids and Bases
5.2 Self-Ionization of Water and the pH Scale
5.3 Ionization Equilibria of Acids and Bases
5.4 Common-Ion Effect and Buffer Solutions
5.5 Acid-Base Indicators and Titration
5.6 Solubility Product Constant and Its Relationship with Solubility
5.7 Criteria for Precipitation and Its Completeness
5.8 Dissolution and Transformation of Precipitates
5.9 Fractional Precipitation
Chapter 6 Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry
6.1 Some Terminologies in Redox Reactions
6.2 Electrode Potentials and Cell Potential
6.3 Standard Electrode Potentials and Standard Cell Potential
6.4 Relationship between el, G? and Redox Equilibrium Constant K
6.5 Potential Diagrams
6.6 Nernst Equation and Concentration Cells
6.7 Electrolytic Cells and Overpotential
6.8 Battery and Its Applications
Chapter 7 Atomic Structure
7.1 The Nuclear Atom
7.2 Quantum Theory
7.3 Atomic Spectra and Bohr Theory
7.4 The Nature of Microscopic Particles
7.5 Quantum Mechanical Model of Hydrogen-Like Species
7.6 Quantum Mechanical Results of Hydrogen-Like Species
7.7 Multielectron Species and Electron Configurations
7.8 The Periodic Law and the Periodic Table
7.9 Periodic Properties of the Elements
Chapter 8 Molecular Structure and Crystal Structure
8.1 Lewis Theory
8.2 Shape of Molecules
8.3 Polarity of Molecules
8.4 Valence-Bond Theory
8.5 Molecular Orbital Theory
8.6 Bonding in Metals and Band Theory
8.7 Intermolecular Forces
8.8 Crystal Structure
8.9 Various Types of Crystals and Their Structures
Chapter 9 Complex-Ion Equilibria and Coordination Compounds
9.1 Basic Concepts in Coordination Compound
9.2 Isomerism
9.3 Crystal Field Theory
9.4 Properties of Coordination Compounds
9.5 Complex-Ion Equilibria
9.6 Applications of Coordination Chemistry
Appendix
Appendix A Names of Chemical Compounds
Appendix B Table of Mathematical and Physical Constants
Appendix C Tables of Chemical Data
第1章 绪论
1.1 科学与科学方法
1.2 化学与科研
第2章 气体、液体、固体和溶液
2.1 简单气体定律与理想气体状态方程
2.2 混合气体
2.3 气体分子运动论
2.4 气体分子的速率分布
2.5 实际气体与范德华方程
2.6 液体和固体的性质
2.7 相变与相图
2.8 溶液的性质
第3章 化学热力学与化学平衡
3.1 化学热力学的一些术语
3.2 热力学第一定律
3.3 反应热与焓变
3.4 盖斯定律与标准生成焓
3.5 自发性与熵的概念
3.6 自发变化的判据
3.7 动态平衡与平衡常数
3.8 反应商与勒夏特列原理
3.9 吉布斯自由能变与平衡
第4章 化