Introductory Chemistry Essentials

Key differences between 6th and 5th editions

• Time lapse between current and previous publications: 3 years (2017 vs 2014).
• Tro's Introductory Chemistry textbook was first published in 2002.
• The Sixth edition presents more than 10 new Conceptual Checkpoints.
• New 39 Interactive Worked Examples.
• The half-life of Carbon-14 has been changed to 5715 years.
• Four elements -- 113 (ununtrium, Uut), 115 (ununpentium, Uup), 117 (ununseptium, Uus), and 118 (ununoctium, Uuo) -- are now provided with temporary symbols in all periodic tables.
• List of new topics in the Sixth Edition:
• Sand and water
• Metric math mistake
• Conversion of units
• Spherical water