General Chemistry Vol 1 by N. L. Glinka

About the book
Professor N. Glinka's textbook systematizes
the theoretical aspects and includes an extensive
collection of reference data tor the course in general
chemistry. Great attention is given to the structure
of atoms and molecules, the laws of chemical reactions,
and oxidation-reduction, processes. The book has been
very popular in the Soviet Union and other countries
for many years. During the author's life, it saw 12
editions in Russian and was repeatedly published
in other languages. The time that has elapsed after
the author's death, however required the introduction
of appreciable amendments into the book, first of all
beause of the deep penetration of chemistry into many
branches of the national economy and of the tremendous
growth in the volume of the factual material of chemistry.
The required revision of the textbook was carried out in its
sixteenth Russian eoition (1973).
An additional revision of the book mainly due to the
transition to SI1 units of physical quantities and the associated
alterations in the terminology was carried out in the nineteenth
Russian edition (1977). The present English text has been
translated from the 21st Russian edition (1980), and to facilitate
work with the book, has been divided into two volumes.
The book is intended for students of higher educational institutions
not majoring in chemistry. It will also be very helpful for persons
studying the fundamentals of chemistry independently, and for
students of chemical technical schools and the senior classes
of secondary schools.