Previous users of this top-selling text praise the everyday applications, the extensive, carefully worked examples (more than two-hundred and seventy), and a clear, conversational writing style that virtually eliminates the frustrations and confusion most students experience in reading their first chemistry textbook. This book features four-color art throughout, practice examples following all worked examples, applications relating chemistry to our lives and the environment, and is available with a free copy of the SkillBuilder CD-ROM.