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Part 1 Elements and Inorganic Compounds
Lesson 1 Elements and Symbols
Lesson 2 The Periodic Table
Lesson 3 The Nonmetal Elements
Lesson 4 The Metallic Elements
Lesson 5 Ionic and Molecular Compounds
Lesson 6 Acids, Bases and Equilibrium
Lesson 7 Reactions of Acids-and Bases
Part 2 Various-Kinds of Organic Compounds
Lesson 8 Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Lesson 9 Alkenes and Alkynes
Lesson 10 Alcohols, Aldehydes and Ketones
Lesson 11 Carboxylic Acids, Esters, Amines and Amides
Part 3 Basic Knowledge of Materials Chemistry
Lesson 12 Characteristics and Applications of Metals
Lesson 13 Characteristics and Applications of Ceramics
Lesson 14 Characteristics and Applications of Polymers
Lesson 15 Characteristics and Applications of Composites
Part 4 Typical Chemical Process
Lesson 16 Operations in Chemical Engineering
Lesson 17 Distillation
Lesson 18 Wet-Chemical Synthesis of Inorganic Nanocrystals
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