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Chapter 2 covers the following topics:

2.1 The Early History of Chemistry

2.2 Fundamental Chemical Laws

2.3 Dalton's Atomic Theory

2.4 Early Experiments to Characterize the Atom

• The Electron
• Radioactivity
• The Nuclear Atom

2.5 The Modern View of Atomic Structure: An Introduction

2.6 Molecules and Ions

2.7 An Introduction to the Periodic Table

2.8 Naming Simple Compounds

• Binary Ionic Compounds (Type I)
• Formulas from Names
• Binary Ionic Compounds (Type II)
• Ionic Compounds with Polyatomic Ions
• Binary Covalent Compounds (Type III)
• Acids