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Spencer L. Seager
University of South Dakota
Weber State University
Michael R. Slabaugh
University of South Dakota
Weber State University
Maren S. hansen
West High School, Salt Lake City, UT
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About the Authors
Spencer L. Seager
Spencer L. Seager retired from Weber State University in 2013 after serving for 52 years
as a chemistry department faculty member. He served as department chairman from
1969 until 1993. He taught general and physical chemistry at the university. He was also
active in projects designed to help improve chemistry and other science education in
local elementary schools. He received his B.S. in chemistry and Ph.D. in physical chem-
istry from the University of Utah. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at Weber
State and the University of South Dakota where he teaches online courses in general
chemistry, elementary organic chemistry, and elementary biochemistry.
Michael R. Slabaugh
Michael R. Slabaugh is an adjunct professor at the University of South Dakota and at
Weber State University, where he teaches the yearlong sequence of general chemistry,
organic chemistry, and biochemistry. He received his B.S. degree in chemistry from Pur-
due University and his Ph.D. degree in organic chemistry from Iowa State University.
His interest in plant alkaloids led to a year of postdoctoral study in biochemistry at
Texas A&M University. His current professional interests are chemistry education and
community involvement in science activities, particularly the State Science and Engi-
neering Fair in Utah. He also enjoys the company of family, hiking in the mountains,
and fishing the local streams.
Maren S. Hansen
Maren S. Hansen is a science teacher at West High School, where she teaches honors
biology. She has also taught AP biology and biology in the International Baccalaure-
ate Program. She received her B.A. and master of education degrees from Weber State
University. Her professional interests have focused upon helping students participate in
Science Olympiad and Science Fair. Other interests include adventure travel, mountain
hiking, gardening, and the company of friends and family. She hopes to share her love of
science with her two children.
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Brief Contents
Chapter 1 Chapter 13
Matter, Measurements, Alcohols, Phenols, and Ethers 424
and Calculations 2
Chapter 14
Chapter 2 Aldehydes and Ketones 458
Atoms and Molecules 46
Chapter 15
Chapter 3 Carboxylic Acids and Esters 488
Electronic Structure and the
Periodic Law 72 Chapter 16
Amines and Amides 516
Chapter 4
Chapter 17
Forces between Particles 100
Carbohydrates 548
Chapter 5
Chapter 18
Chemical Reactions 144
Lipids 582
Chapter 6
Chapter 19
The States of Matter 174
Proteins 610
Chapter 7
Chapter 20
Solutions and Colloids 210
Enzymes 642
Chapter 8 Chapter 21
Reaction Rates and Equilibrium 250
Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis 668
Chapter 9 Chapter 22
Acids, Bases, and Salts 276 Nutrition and Energy for Life 702
Chapter 10 Chapter 23
Radioactivity and Nuclear Processes 322 Carbohydrate Metabolism 732
Chapter 11 Chapter 24
Organic Compounds: Alkanes 352 Lipid and Amino Acid Metabolism 760
Chapter 12 Chapter 25
Unsaturated Hydrocarbons 390 Body Fluids 788
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Chemistry Around us 3.2 Transition and 5.8 Energy and Reactions 157
Inner-Transition Elements in Your Smart Phone 89 5.9 The Mole and Chemical Equations 158
Case Study Follow-up 94
5.10 The Limiting Reactant 161
5.11 Reaction Yields 163
Chapter 4 Concept Summary 165
4.10 More about Naming Compounds 126 Chemistry Around us 5.2 Electric Cars 162
STudy SkILLS 5.1 Help with Oxidation Numbers 163
4.11 Other Interparticle Forces 129
Case Study Follow-up 164
Concept Summary 134
Key Terms and Concepts 135
Exercises 136 Chapter 6
Additional Exercises 140 The States of Matter 174
Chemistry for Thought 140
6.1 Observed Properties of Matter 176
Allied Health Exam Connection 141
6.2 The Kinetic Molecular Theory of Matter 178
Case Study 100
6.3 The Solid State 179
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 4.1 Consider
the Mediterranean Diet 107 6.4 The Liquid State 180
Chemistry Around us 4.1 Water: One of Earth’s 6.5 The Gaseous State 180
Special Compounds 113 6.6 The Gas Laws 181
ASk A phARMACIST 4.1 Are All Iron Preparations 6.7 Pressure, Temperature, and Volume
Created Equal? 123 Relationships 184
STudy SkILLS 4.1 Help with Polar and Nonpolar 6.8 The Ideal Gas Law 189
Molecules 127
6.9 Dalton’s Law 191
Chemistry Around us 4.2 Ozone: Good up High,
Bad Nearby 131
6.10 Graham’s Law 192
Case Study Follow-up 134 6.11 Changes in State 192
6.12 Evaporation and Vapor Pressure 193
6.13 Boiling and the Boiling Point 195
Chapter 5
6.14 Sublimation and Melting 196
Chemical Reactions 144 6.15 Energy and the States of Matter 197
5.1 Chemical Equations 145 Concept Summary 202
5.2 Types of Reactions 147 Key Terms and Concepts 203
5.3 Redox Reactions 148 Key Equations 203
5.4 Decomposition Reactions 151 Exercises 203
5.5 Combination Reactions 152 Additional Exercises 207
5.6 Replacement Reactions 153 Chemistry for Thought 207
5.7 Ionic Equations 155 Allied Health Exam Connection 207
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Case Study 174 8.5 Factors That Influence Reaction Rates 258
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 6.1 Get an 8.6 Chemical Equilibrium 260
Accurate Blood Pressure Reading 184
8.7 The Position of Equilibrium 262
ASk A phARMACIST 6.1 Zinc for Colds? 188
8.8 Factors That Influence Equilibrium
Chemistry Around us 6.1 Air Travel 195 Position 264
Chemistry Around us 6.2 Therapeutic Uses
Concept Summary 267
of Oxygen Gas 198
Key Terms and Concepts 268
STudy SkILLS 6.1 Which Gas Law to Use 200
Key Equations 268
Case Study Follow-up 201
Exercises 268
Additional Exercises 273
Chapter 7 Chemistry for Thought 273
Solutions and Colloids 210 Allied Health Exam Connection 273
Case Study 250
7.1 Physical States of Solutions 211
ASk A phARMACIST 8.1 Energy for Sale 255
7.2 Solubility 212
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 8.1 Use Your
7.3 The Solution Process 216 Phone to Help You Stay Healthy 261
7.4 Solution Concentrations 220 Chemistry Around us 8.1 Why “Cold” Does Not
7.5 Solution Preparation 224 Exist 265
7.6 Solution Stoichiometry 227 STudy SkILLS 8.1 Le Châtelier’s Principle in Everyday
7.7 Solution Properties 229 Life 267
Case Study Follow-up 267
7.8 Colloids 235
7.9 Dialysis 238
Concept Summary 241 Chapter 9
Key Terms and Concepts 241
Key Equations 242
Acids, Bases, and Salts 276
Exercises 242 9.1 The Arrhenius Theory 277
Additional Exercises 247 9.2 The Brønsted Theory 278
Chemistry for Thought 247 9.3 Naming Acids 279
Allied Health Exam Connection 247 9.4 The Self-Ionization of Water 281
Case Study 210 9.5 The pH Concept 283
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 7.1 Stay 9.6 Properties of Acids 286
Hydrated 222 9.7 Properties of Bases 290
STudy SkILLS 7.1 Getting Started with Molarity 9.8 Salts 291
Calculations 234
9.9 The Strengths of Acids and Bases 294
Chemistry Around us 7.1 Health Drinks 237
9.10 Analyzing Acids and Bases 300
Chemistry Around us 7.2 CO2 Emissions: A
Blanket around the Earth 239 9.11 Titration Calculations 302
Case Study Follow-up 240 9.12 Hydrolysis Reactions of Salts 304
9.13 Buffers 305
Concept Summary 310
Chapter 8
Key Terms and Concepts 311
Reaction Rates and Equilibrium 250 Key Equations 311
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Chemistry Around us 9.1 Sinkholes 294 11.5 Alkane Structures 361
STudy SkILLS 9.1 Writing Reactions of Acids 298 11.6 Conformations of Alkanes 365
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 9.1 Beware of 11.7 Alkane Nomenclature 367
Heartburn 299
11.8 Cycloalkanes 373
ASk AN ExpERT 9.1 Does diet play a role in peptic ulcer
11.9 The Shape of Cycloalkanes 375
disease? 308
Case Study Follow-up 309 11.10 Physical Properties of Alkanes 378
11.11 Alkane Reactions 380
Concept Summary 381
Chapter 10
Key Terms and Concepts 382
Radioactivity and Nuclear Key Equations 382
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Case Study 390 Chapter 14
Chemistry Around us 12.1 Three-Dimensional
Printers 396 Aldehydes and ketones 458
STudy SkILLS 12.1 Keeping a Reaction Card File 402
14.1 The Nomenclature of Aldehydes
STudy SkILLS 12.2 A Reaction Map for Alkenes 404 and Ketones 460
Chemistry Around us 12.2 Polycarbonate—The 14.2 Physical Properties 463
Lucky Polymer 406
14.3 Chemical Properties 465
hoW reACtions oCCur 12.1 The Hydration of
Alkenes: An Addition Reaction 409 14.4 Important Aldehydes and Ketones 476
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 12.1 Think Concept Summary 479
before Getting Brown 412 Key Terms and Concepts 479
ASk A phARMACIST 12.1 Controlled Substances 413 Key Reactions 479
Chemistry Around us 12.3 Graphene 415 Exercises 480
Case Study Follow-up 416 Additional Exercises 485
Chemistry for Thought 485
Chapter 13 Allied Health Exam Connection 486
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Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 15.1 Consider 17.4 Monosaccharides 559
Low-Dose Aspirin 503 17.5 Properties of Monosaccharides 560
STudy SkILLS 15.1 A Reaction Map for Carboxylic
17.6 Important Monosaccharides 566
Acids 504
17.7 Disaccharides 567
hoW reACtions oCCur 15.1 Ester
Saponification 505 17.8 Polysaccharides 571
Chemistry Around us 15.1 Nitroglycerin in Concept Summary 576
Dynamite and in Medicine 507 Key Terms and Concepts 576
Case Study Follow-up 508 Key Reactions 576
Exercises 577
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Chemistry Around us 18.1 Biofuels Move into 20.4 The Mechanism of Enzyme Action 649
the Kitchen 599 20.5 Enzyme Activity 650
ASk AN ExpERT 18.1 How significantly can diet really
20.6 Factors Affecting Enzyme Activity 651
lower cholesterol? 600
20.7 Enzyme Inhibition 653
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 18.1 Consider
Olive Oil 603 20.8 The Regulation of Enzyme Activity 658
Case Study Follow-up 605 20.9 Medical Application of Enzymes 661
Concept Summary 663
Key Terms and Concepts 664
Chapter 19 Key Reactions 664
proteins 610 Exercises 664
19.3 Reactions of Amino Acids 616 Allied Health Exam Connection 666
Case Study 642
19.4 Important Peptides 619
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 20.1 Cut Back
19.5 Characteristics of Proteins 621
on Processed Meat 646
19.6 The Primary Structure of Proteins 625 ASk A phARMACIST 20.1 Treatment Options for
19.7 The Secondary Structure of Proteins 626 the Common Cold 648
19.8 The Tertiary Structure of Proteins 629 Chemistry Around us 20.1 Enzyme Discovery
19.9 The Quaternary Structure of Proteins 631 Heats Up 654
19.10 Protein Hydrolysis and Denaturation 633 Chemistry Around us 20.2 No Milk
Please 656
Concept Summary 635
STudy SkILLS 20.1 A Summary Chart of Enzyme
Key Terms and Concepts 636
Inhibitors 660
Key Reactions 636 Case Study Follow-up 663
Exercises 637
Additional Exercises 639
Chemistry for Thought 639 Chapter 21
Allied Health Exam Connection 640
Nucleic Acids and protein
Case Study 610
ASk AN ExpERT 19.1 Can a higher-protein diet help me Synthesis 668
lose weight? 617 21.1 Components of Nucleic Acids 670
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 19.1 Go for 21.2 The Structure of DNA 672
the Good Grains 620
21.3 DNA Replication 676
Chemistry Around us 19.1 Alzheimer’s
Disease 624
21.4 Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) 680
Chemistry Around us 19.2 A Milk Primer 629 21.5 The Flow of Genetic Information 683
STudy SkILLS 19.1 Visualizing Protein Structure 631 21.6 Transcription: RNA Synthesis 684
ASk A phARMACIST 19.1 Who Really Needs Gluten- 21.7 The Genetic Code 686
Free Food? 633 21.8 Translation and Protein Synthesis 689
Case Study Follow-up 635 21.9 Mutations 692
21.10 Recombinant DNA 692
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Case Study 668 Chapter 23
Chemistry Around us 21.1 The Clone
Wars 681 Carbohydrate Metabolism 732
Chemistry Around us 21.2 Is There a DNA
23.1 The Digestion of Carbohydrates 733
Checkup in Your Future? 686
23.2 Blood Glucose 734
STudy SkILLS 21.1 Remembering Key Words 688
23.3 Glycolysis 734
Chemistry Around us 21.3 Stem Cell
Research 690 23.4 The Fates of Pyruvate 738
Chemistry Around us 21.4 DNA and the Crime 23.5 The Citric Acid Cycle 740
Scene 694 23.6 The Electron Transport Chain 743
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 21.1 Reduce 23.7 Oxidative Phosphorylation 743
Your Chances for Developing Cancer 696
23.8 The Complete Oxidation of Glucose 745
Case Study Follow-up 697
23.9 Glycogen Metabolism 747
23.10 Gluconeogenesis 749
23.11 The Hormonal Control of Carbohydrate
Chapter 22 Metabolism 751
Nutrition and Energy Concept Summary 753
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24.9 Amino Acid Catabolism: The Fate of the 25.4 The Constituents of Urine 796
Nitrogen Atoms 774 25.5 Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 797
24.10 Amino Acid Catabolism: The Fate of the 25.6 Acid–Base Balance 799
Carbon Skeleton 778
25.7 Buffer Control of Blood pH 799
24.11 Amino Acid Biosynthesis 781
25.8 Respiratory Control of Blood pH 800
Concept Summary 782
25.9 Urinary Control of Blood pH 800
Key Terms and Concepts 783
25.10 Acidosis and Alkalosis 801
Key Reactions 784
Concept Summary 804
Exercises 785
Key Terms and Concepts 805
Additional Exercises 786
Key Reactions 805
Chemistry for Thought 786
Exercises 805
Allied Health Exam Connection 787
Additional Exercises 806
Case Study 760
Chemistry for Thought 807
ASk AN ExpERT 24.1 Are certain foods better for the
brain? 764 Allied Health Exam Connection 807
STudy SkILLS 24.1 Key Numbers for ATP Case Study 788
Calculations 771 ASk A phARMACIST 25.1 Performance-Enhancing
Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 24.1 Pick the Drugs 792
Right Fats 776 Chemistry tips for Living WeLL 25.1 Select the
Chemistry Around us 24.1 Phenylketonuria Right Pre-Exercise Foods 794
(PKU) 779 Chemistry Around us 25.1 Pulse
Chemistry Around us 24.2 Phenylalanine and Oximetry 798
Diet Foods 780 Case Study Follow-up 804
Case Study Follow-up 782
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Revision Summary of Ninth Edition:
Chapter 1:
●● New Case Study
●● New Case Study Follow-up
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Ask an Expert: Does Food Density Matter When You’re Trying to Lose Weight?
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Are Chemicals Getting a Bad Rap?
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Choose Wisely for Health Information
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 2:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● Updated element table
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Chemical Elements in the Human Body
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Uprooting Herbal Myths
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Take Care of Your Bones
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 3:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Watch the Salt
●● New Chemistry Around Us: A Solar Future
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Transition and Inner-Transition Elements
in Your Smart Phone
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 4:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Are All Iron Preparations Created Equal?
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Consider the Mediterranean Diet
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Ozone: Good up High, Bad Nearby
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 5:
●● New Case Study
●● New Case Study Follow-up
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Add Color to Your Diet
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Teeth Whitening
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Electric Cars
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 6:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Zinc for Colds?
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Get an Accurate Blood Pressure Reading
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Air Travel
●● 10% new Exercises
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Chapter 7:
●● New Case Study
●● New Case Study Follow-up
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Health Drinks
●● New Chemistry Around Us: CO Emissions: A Blanket around the Earth
2
Chapter 8:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Energy for Sale
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Why “Cold” Does Not Exist
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Use Your Phone to Help You Stay Healthy
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 9:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Beware of Heartburn
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Sinkholes
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 10:
●● New Case Study
●● New Case Study Follow-up
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Medications to Avoid on Test Day
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Check the Radon Level in Your Home
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 11:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Fracking Oil Wells
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Take Care of Dry Skin
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 12:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Controlled Substances
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Think before Getting Brown
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Three-Dimensional Printers
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Polycarbonate—The Lucky Polymer
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Graphene
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 13:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
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●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Marijuana: A Gateway Drug
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Take Advantage of Hand Sanitizers
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 14:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Get the Right Dose of Exercise
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 15:
●● New Case Study
●● New Case Study Follow-up
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Consider Low-Dose Aspirin
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 16:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: A Wake-Up Call for Treating Insomnia
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Try a Little Chocolate
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 17:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Put Fiber into Snacks and Meals
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 18:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Consider Olive Oil
●● New Chemistry Around Us: Biofuels Move into the Kitchen
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 19:
●●
New Case Study
●● New Case Study Follow-up
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Who Really Needs Gluten-Free Food?
●● New Chemistry Around Us: A Milk Primer
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Go for the Good Grains
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 20:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Treatment Options for the Common Cold
●● New Chemistry Around Us: No Milk Please
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Cut Back on Processed Meat
●● 10% new Exercises
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Chapter 21:
●● New Case Study
●● New Case Study Follow-up
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Reduce Your Chances
for Developing Cancer
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 22:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Sports Supplements: Where Is My Edge?
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Select a Heart-Healthful Diet
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 23:
●● Several revised figures
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Choose Complex Carbohydrates
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 24:
●● New Case Study
●● New Case Study Follow-up
●● New photography
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Pick the Right Fats
●● 10% new Exercises
Chapter 25:
●● New photography
●● New Ask a Pharmacist: Performance-Enhancing Drugs
●● New Chemistry Tips for Living Well: Select the Right Pre-Exercise Foods
●● 10% new Exercises
features
Each chapter has features especially designed
Case Study
Purpose: The case study scenarios introduce diverse situations that a health care
to help students study effectively, as well as
professional might encounter. Their purpose is to stimulate inquiry; for that reason,
organize, understand, and enjoy the material
we’ve placed them at the beginning of each chapter. Vocabulary and scenarios may be
in the course.
unfamiliar, but our intention is to stimulate questions and to pique curiosity. Medicine
Case Studies. These scenarios introduce has long been described as an art as well as a science. The questions raised by these
you the students to diverse situations a health case studies rarely have a single correct answer. With the knowledge that you gain
care professional might encounter. The pur- from this text, and your future training, acceptable answers to the questions raised in
pose of the case studies is to stimulate in- our scenarios will become apparent.
quiry; for that reason, we’ve placed them at Disclaimer: Some of the case studies are based on real-life situations. In
the beginning of each chapter of the book. such cases, names have been changed to protect the individual’s anonymity.
Vocabulary and scenarios may be unfamiliar
to you who are studying these course materi-
als, but our intent is to raise questions and pique your curiosity. Medicine has long been
described as an art. The questions raised by these case studies rarely have a single cor-
rect answer. With the knowledge that you gain from this text and your future training,
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acceptable answers to the questions raised in our scenarios will become apparent. A Case
Study Follow-up to each Case Study can be found at the end of each chapter before the
Concept Summary.
key Terms. Identified within the text by the use of bold type, key terms are defined
in the margin near the place where they are introduced. Students reviewing a chapter can
quickly identify the important concepts on each page with this marginal glossary. A full
glossary of key terms and concepts appears at the end of the text.
Ask a pharmacist. These boxed features written by Marvin Orrock, Pharm.D., con-
tain useful information about health-related products that are readily available to consum-
ers with or without a prescription. The information in each box provides a connection
between the chemical behavior of the product and its effect on the body.
Chemistry Tips for Living Well. These boxed features contain current chemistry-
related health issues such as “Add Color to Your Diet,” and suggestions for maintaining good
health such as “Consider the Mediterranean Diet,” “Cut Back on Processed Meat,” and
“Try a Little Chocolate.”
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Ask an Expert. These boxed features, written by Melina B. Jampolis, M.D., engage
students by presenting questions and answers about nutrition and health, as related to
chemistry, that are relevant and important in today’s world.
Learning Checks. Short self-check exercises follow examples and discussions of key
or difficult concepts. A complete set of solutions is included in Appendix C. These allow
students to measure immediately their understanding and progress.
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If If If If If If
aldehyde ketone aldehyde ketone aldehyde ketone
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Symbols and Formulas Symbols based on names have are located in the nuclei of atoms. Negatively charged elec-
been assigned to every element. Most consist of a single capi- trons with a mass of 1/1836 u are located outside the nuclei
tal letter followed by a lowercase letter. A few consist of a of atoms.
single capital letter. Compounds are represented by formulas Objective 2 (Section 2.2), exercises 2.10 and 2.12
made up of elemental symbols. The number of atoms of each
element in a molecule is shown by subscripts. isotopes Most elements in their natural state are made up
Objective 1 (Section 2.1), exercise 2.4 of more than one kind of atom. These different kinds of atoms
of a specific element are called isotopes and differ from one
inside the atom Atoms are made up of numerous smaller another only in the number of neutrons in their nuclei. A sym-
particles, of which the most important to chemical studies are bol incorporating atomic number, mass number, and elemen-
the proton, neutron, and electron. Positively charged protons tal symbol is used to represent a specific isotope.
and neutral neutrons have a relative mass of 1 u each and Objective 3 (Section 2.3), exercises 2.16 and 2.22
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a. hydrogen . . . anions a. sulfate ions.
b. hydrogen . . . cations b. water ions.
c. hydroxide . . . anions c. hydrogen ions.
d. hydroxide . . . cations d. oxygen ions.
9.138 A base is a substance that dissociates in water into one or 9.144 When a solution has a pH of 7, it is:
more ________ ions and one or more _________. a. a strong base.
a. hydrogen . . . anions b. a strong acid.
b. hydrogen . . . cations c. a weak base.
c. hydroxide . . . anions d. neutral.
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Case Study: Katie enjoyed well-child appointments at the military clinic. Because
of the remote location, several doctors operated the clinic in turn. Katie liked the positive
feedback at Norah’s two-week checkup, where doctors praised Katie for her attentive moth-
ering and congratulated her on Norah’s impressive weight gain on what one doctor called
“high-octane” milk. Today, at Norah’s nine-month check, the nurse recorded important
measurements of weight, length, temperature, and head circumference. Doctor Watson
pondered these for a disconcertingly long time. He asked questions, including “Does she
crawl?” and “Can she say ten words?” Dr. Watson admitted his concern about microcephaly
and directed that Norah should be returned every two weeks for head measurements.
Katie felt sure of her daughter’s intelligence, but perhaps she was just a proud parent.
Two months later, a different pediatrician examined Norah and reassured Katie that hats
come in different sizes for a reason. Now, thirty years later, Norah’s name is followed by Ph.D.
Follow-up to this Case Study appears at the end of the chapter before the Concept Summary.
Learning Objectives
When you have completed your study of this chapter, you 6 Recognize units of the metric system, and convert
should be able to: measurements done using the metric system into related
1 Explain what matter is. (Section 1.1) units. (Section 1.6)
2 Explain the difference between the terms physical and 7 Express numbers using scientific notation, and do
chemical as applied to the properties of matter and changes calculations with numbers expressed in scientific notation.
in matter. (Section 1.2) (Section 1.7)
3 Describe matter in terms of the accepted scientific model. 8 Express the results of measurements and calculations using
(Section 1.3) the correct number of significant figures. (Section 1.8)
4 On the basis of observation or information given to you, 9 Use the factor-unit method to solve numerical problems.
classify matter into the correct category of each of the fol- (Section 1.9)
lowing pairs: heterogeneous or homogeneous, solution or 10 Do calculations involving percentages. (Section 1.10)
pure substance, and element or compound. (Section 1.4) 11 Do calculations involving densities. (Section 1.11)
5 Recognize the use of measurement units in everyday
activities. (Section 1.5)
C
hemistry is often described as the scientific study of matter. In a way, almost
any study is a study of matter, because matter is the substance of everything.
Chemists, however, are especially interested in matter; they study it and
attempt to understand it from nearly every possible point of view.
The chemical nature of all matter makes an understanding of chemistry useful and
necessary for individuals who are studying in a wide variety of areas, including the
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health sciences, the natural sciences, home economics, education, environmental sci-
ence, and law enforcement.
Matter comes in many shapes, sizes, and colors that are interesting to look at and
describe. Early chemists did little more than describe what they observed, and their
chemistry was a descriptive science that was severely limited in scope. It became a
much more useful science when chemists began to make quantitative measurements,
do calculations, and incorporate the results into their descriptions. Some fundamental
ideas about matter are presented in this chapter, along with some ideas about quanti-
tative measurement, the scientific measurement system, and calculations.
Definitions are useful in all areas of knowledge; they provide a common vocabulary
for both presentations to students and discussions between professionals. You will be
expected to learn a number of definitions as you study chemistry, and the first one is a
definition of matter. Earlier, we said that matter is the substance of everything. That isn’t
very scientific, even though we think we know what it means. If you stop reading for a
moment and look around, you will see a number of objects that might include people,
potted plants, walls, furniture, books, windows, and a TV set or radio. The objects you
see have at least two things in common: Each one has mass, and each one occupies
space. These two common characteristics provide the basis for the scientific definition
matter Anything that has mass and of matter. Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. You probably under-
occupies space. stand what is meant by an object occupying space, especially if you have tried to occupy
the same space as some other object. The resulting physical bruises leave a lasting men-
tal impression.
You might not understand the meaning of the term mass quite as well, but it can also
be illustrated “painfully.” Imagine walking into a very dimly lit room and being able to
just barely see two large objects of equal size on the floor. You know that one is a bowling
ball and the other is an inflated plastic ball, but you can’t visually identify which is which.
However, a hard kick delivered to either object easily allows you to identify each one. The
bowling ball resists being moved much more strongly than does the inflated ball. Resis-
mass A measurement of the tance to movement depends on the amount of matter in an object, and mass is an actual
amount of matter in an object. measurement of the amount of matter present.
The term weight is probably more familiar to you than mass, but the two are related.
All objects are attracted to each other by gravity, and the greater their mass, the stronger
weight A measurement of the the attraction between them. The weight of an object on Earth is a measurement of the
gravitational force acting on an gravitational force pulling the object toward Earth. An object with twice the mass of a
object.
second object is attracted with twice the force, and therefore has twice the weight of the
second object. The mass of an object is constant no matter where it is located (even if it
is in a weightless condition in outer space). However, the weight of an object depends on
the strength of the gravitational attraction to which it is subjected. For example, a rock
that weighs 16 pounds on Earth would weigh about 2.7 pounds on the moon because the
gravitational attraction is only about one-sixth that of Earth. However, the rock contains
the same amount of matter and thus has the same mass whether it is located on Earth or
on the moon.
Despite the difference in meaning between mass and weight, the determination of mass
is commonly called “weighing.” We will follow that practice in this book, but we will use
the correct term mass when referring to an amount of matter.
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et notre bagage botanique. — Une grande partie du plateau est
occupé par des touffes de Sarothamnus purgans et de Buplevrum
spinosum, entre lesquelles croissent les : Carex hordeistichos,
Erodium cicutarium, Medicago Cupaniana, Scleranthus annuus var.,
Carduus macrocephalus, Paronychia Aurasiaca, Asphodeline lutea,
Othonna cheirifolia ; de larges espaces sont couverts de Plantago
Coronopus et d’Evax Heldreichii, dont les rosettes sont appliquées
sur le sol.
La pente sud par laquelle nous faisons l’ascension du pic du
Mahmel, entièrement déboisée et composée de rochers et de
pierres éboulées, ne présente que quelques touffes espacées de
Sarothamnus purgans et de Buplevrum spinosum ; le Draba
Hispanica commence aussi à y paraître à peu de distance du
plateau. Sur cette pente croissent la plupart des plantes des
pâturages de la région, et dans sa partie supérieure nous retrouvons
presque la même végétation que nous avait déjà offerte le Djebel
Tougour. — Un plateau rocailleux, étroit, étendu de l’est à l’ouest,
constitue le sommet du pic (2,306 mètres d’altitude) qui, au nord-est,
termine la chaîne du Djebel Mahmel et celle du Djebel Groumbt-el-
Dib. Les plantes de cette sommité sont encore en grande partie
celles de la pente sud. La pente nord, également pierreuse, est
coupée de nombreux massifs de rochers. A environ 50 mètres au-
dessous du sommet, de larges cavités, creusées dans les rochers
ou circonscrites par eux, sont remplies d’une épaisse couche de
neige, malgré la saison déjà avancée (7 juin) ; ces trous à neige, qui
se rencontrent sur une assez grande étendue de l’est à l’ouest, ne
nous ont pas paru descendre très bas sur la pente. Dans les points
que la neige a abandonnés, et où les plantes sont encore étiolées
par leur long séjour sous l’épaisse couche de neige qui vient
seulement de disparaître, et quelquefois sur la neige elle-même,
nous voyons fuir devant nous des essaims de sauterelles tellement
nombreux, que de larges espaces en sont entièrement couverts. La
voracité de ces insectes est telle qu’un bien petit nombre de plantes
ont été respectées (Evax Heldreichii, Gagea polymorpha, Muscari
racemosum, Arabis ciliata). Les pâturages de ce versant ne
consistent guère que dans quelques espèces dont il ne reste que
des vestiges, et dans l’intervalle desquelles le sol est couvert de
Plantago Coronopus et d’un gazon d’un blanc éclatant d’Evax
Heldreichii. — La pente nord est entièrement déboisée ; quelques
arbres n’apparaissent qu’à sa partie inférieure, dans les ravins qui
descendent vers la vallée de Bouzina, et qu’il ne nous a pas été
donné de pouvoir explorer.
Un col assez profond (Teniat-Mahmel) sépare le pic, extrémité du
Djebel Mahmel de la chaîne du Djebel Groumbt-el-Dib. Le point le
plus élevé de cette dernière montagne, dans le voisinage du col,
égale au moins en altitude le sommet du pic du Djebel Mahmel, et
présente une crête de rochers qui sépare la pente nord de la pente
sud. Dans les anfractuosités et les fentes de ces rochers croissent
de nombreuses touffes de l’Erodium trichomanæfolium, dont les
gazons tapissent de larges espaces presque à l’exclusion de toute
autre végétation, et ce point est jusqu’ici l’unique station de la plante
en Algérie. Sur la pente nord, immédiatement au-dessous de la crête
de rochers, dans un terrain calcaire, meuble et pierreux, nous
rencontrons le Papaver Rhœas mêlé à un grand nombre d’espèces
parisiennes, que nous avions déjà observées sur la sommité du
Djebel Mahmel. — La pente sud de la montagne, tout à fait analogue
au versant correspondant par lequel nous avons fait l’ascension du
Djebel Mahmel, ne nous offre guère que les mêmes espèces.
En quittant le plateau élevé situé à la base du pic du Djebel
Mahmel, nous traversons des bois qui s’étendent depuis la grotte où
nous avons campé (environ 1,850 mètres d’altitude) jusqu’à la vallée
de l’Oued Abdi ; ces bois sont composés presque exclusivement de
Quercus Ilex et de Juniperus Oxycedrus ; nous y retrouvons
également le Fraxinus dimorpha.
La partie supérieure de la vallée de l’Oued Abdi (Fedj-Geurza),
dans le voisinage des sources de la rivière, est occupée par
quelques douars et de belles moissons de Blé et d’Orge qui ne sont
pas encore (8 juin) parvenues à maturité. — Les pâturages du fond
de la vallée, où dominent les Graminées, sont beaucoup plus riches
que ceux des plateaux que nous venons de quitter, et nous y
recueillons plusieurs espèces intéressantes, entre autres les Triticum
hordeaceum, Avena macrostachya, Catananche montana, espèces
nouvelles pour la science.
Liste des plantes observées sur les Djebel Mahmel et Groumbt-el-Dib et dans la
vallée de Fedj-Geurza[31].
Renonculacées.
Ceratocephalus falcatus Pers. — Fedj. (Eur.).
*Ranunculus rectirostris Coss. et DR. — Ch. inf.
demissus DC. ? — M. s. (Hisp. Or.).
arvensis L. — Ch. inf. et sup. Fedj. (Eur. Or.).
*macrophyllus Desf. — Fedj.
Berbéridées.
Berberis vulgaris L. var. australis Boiss. — Tl. sup. (Hisp. Cors. Sard. Sic. Or.).
Papavéracées.
Papaver hybridum L. — Ch. inf. (Eur. Or. Can.).
Rhœas L. — Ch. inf. G. somm. (Eur. As. Can.).
Rœmeria hybrida DC. — Ch. inf. (Med. Tauri. Æg. Arab.).
Hypecoum pendulum L. — Ch. inf. (Eur. austr. occ. Tun. Arab.).
Crucifères.
Matthiola tristis R. Br. — Tl. (Hisp. Gall. austr. It. Græc.).
Nasturtium officinale R. Br. — Ch. inf. (Eur. As.).
asperum Coss. (Sisymbrium asperum L.). — Plat. (Eur. occ.).
Arabis auriculata Lmk. — M. s. M. somm. G. somm. (Eur. centr. austr. Tauri.).
ciliata R. Br. — M. n. (Eur.).
Alyssum Atlanticum Desf. — M. somm. M. n. (Hisp. Cret.).
serpyllifolium Desf. — M. somm. (Hisp.).
Granatense Boiss. et Reut. — M. s. M. somm. (Hisp.).
*scutigerum DR. — Ch. inf.
Draba Hispanica Boiss. — M. s. M. somm. M. n. (Hisp. austr.).
Thlaspi perfoliatum L. — M. s. M. n. G. s. G. somm. (Eur. Tauri. Æg. Pers.).
Hutchinsia petræa R. Br. — M. somm. (Eur. centr. austr.).
Sisymbrium crassifolium Cav. — Ch. inf. Fedj. (Hisp.).
Erysimum australe J. Gay. var. (E. longifolium Guss.). — Ch. inf. M. s. M. somm.
M. n. G. s. (Gall. It.).
strictum Fl. Wett. var. micranthum J. Gay. — Tl. sup. (Hisp. Cauc.).
Orientale R. Br. — Ch. inf. (Eur. As. Jap.).
Camelina sativa Cr. var. pubescens. — Ch. inf. sup. (Eur.).
Neslia paniculata Desv. — Ch. inf. Fedj. (Eur.).
Æthionema saxatile R. Br. — M. s. (Eur. centr. austr. Or.).
Brassica Gravinæ Ten. — M. s. G. s. (Tun. It. Sic.).
Sinapis pubescens L. — G. s. M. s. (Hisp. Sic.).
Eruca sativa Lmk. — Ch. inf. (Eur. centr. austr. Or.).
Rapistrum Linnæanum Boiss. et Reut. — Ch. inf. (Hisp. Gall.).
Cistinées.
Helianthemum rubellum Presl. — Fedj. (Hisp. Sic.).
glaucum Pers. var. croceum. — M. s. M. n. G. s. (Hisp. Sard. It. Sic.).
Violariées.
Viola gracilis Sibth. et Sm. — M. n. (It. Sic. Or.).
Résédacées.
Reseda alba L. — Ch. inf. (Med. Or.).
Caryophyllées.
Silene Italica DC. var. — Ch. inf. (Eur. austr.).
Holosteum umbellatum L. — M. s. M. somm. M. n. G. somm. (Eur.).
Arenaria serpyllifolia L. — M. s. M. somm. (Eur. Sib.).
Alsine setacea Mert. et Koch var. pubescens Fenzl. — Tl. sup. Plat. M. n. G. s.
(Or.).
Cerastium dichotomum L. — Ch. inf. Tl. sup. Fedj. (Hisp.).
*glomeratum Thuill. — Fedj. (Eur.).
brachypetalum Desp. — M. somm. G. somm. (Gall. Germ.).
*Atlanticum DR. — Fedj.
Malvacées.
Malope stipulacea Cav. — Ch. inf. et sup. M. n. G. s. Fedj. (Hisp. austr.).
Géraniacées.
Geranium dissectum L. — Fedj. (Eur. Or. Can.).
Erodium trichomanæfolium L’Hérit. — G. somm. (Hisp. Syr.).
cicutarium L’Hérit. — Plat. G. s. (Eur. Or.).
*montanum Coss. et DR. — M. s. (Tun.).
Rhamnées.
Rhamnus Alaternus L. var. prostrata Boiss. — G. s. (Eur. austr.).
Alpinus L. — G. n. (Eur.).
Légumineuses.
Sarothamnus purgans Gren. et Godr. (Genista purgans L.). — Plat. M. s. M.
somm. M. n. G. s. G. somm. Fedj. (Gall. centr.).
Genista cinerea DC. — Tl. sup. (Hisp. Gall. It.).
Argyrolobium Linnæanum Walp. — Tl. sup. (Med.).
Ononis Cenisia L. — Tl. sup. M. n. (Eur. austr. occ.).
Columnæ All. — Tl. sup. (Eur. centr. austr.).
Anthyllis erinacea L. — Tl. sup. Fedj. (Hisp.).
*Numidica Coss. et DR. — Tl. sup. Fedj.
*Medicago secundiflora DR. — Fedj. (Tun.).
Cupaniana Guss. — Ch. sup. Plat. M. s. (It.).
sativa L. — Ch. inf. (Hisp. Or.).
orbicularis Willd. — Fedj. (Med. Eur. occ.).
muricata Benth — Fedj. (Med. occ.).
Trigonella Monspeliaca L. — Fedj. (Tun. Eur. austr. Or.).
polycerata L. — Fedj. (Gall. austr. Hisp. Tauri.).
Melilotus sulcata Desf. — Fedj. (Tun. Med. Æg.).
*Trifolium sphærocephalum Desf. — Fedj.
glomeratum L. — Fedj. (Eur. centr. occ. Can.).
repens L. — Fedj. (Eur. Sib.).
campestre Schreb. — Fedj. (Eur. Or.).
Lotus corniculatus L. — Fedj. (Eur. Or.).
Tetragonolobus siliquosus Roth. — Tl. sup. (Eur.).
Astragalus Glaux L. — G. n. (Hisp.). sesameus L. — Fedj. (Med. Or.).
*geniculatus Desf. — Ch. inf.
Monspessulanus L. — Fedj. (Eur. austr. centr. Or.).
Arthrolobium scorpioides DC. — Ch. inf. (Med. Or.).
Hippocrepis scabra DC. — Fedj. (Hisp.).
unisiliquosa L. — Ch. inf. (Med.).
Onobrychis argentea Boiss. var. — Fedj. (Hisp.).
Vicia glauca Presl. — M. s. (Sard. Sic.).
sativa L. — M. s. (Eur.).
Rosacées.
Prunus prostrata Labill. — M. s. M. n. G. s. (Med. austr.).
Rosa canina L. var. collina. — Fedj. cot. (Eur. As.).
Cratægus monogyna Jacq. var. hirsuta Boiss. — Ch. inf. Tl. sup. (Hisp. Sic.).
Paronychiées.
Herniaria hebecarpa J. Gay. — Fedj. (Sic. Syr. Abyss.).
Paronychia serpyllifolia DC. — M. s. M. n. (Eur. austr.).
*Aurasiaca Webb. — Plat. M. s. M. n. G. s. G. n. Fedj.
Polycarpon Bivonæ J. Gay. — Ch. inf. M. s. Fedj. (Tun. Sic.).
Scleranthus annuus L. var. (S. polycarpus DC.). — Plat. Fedj. (Eur. centr.
austr.).
Minuartia campestris Lœfl. — Fedj. (Hisp.).
Crassulacées.
Sedum album L. var. — G. s. (Tun. Eur.).
Nevadense Coss. — Plat. (Hisp.).
acre L. — M. s. M. n. (Eur.).
Saxifragées.
Saxifraga tridactylites L. — M. somm. (Eur. Or.).
Carpetana Boiss. et Reut. — M. somm. M. n. (Hisp.).
Ombellifères.
Eryngium campestre L. — Fedj. (Tun. Eur. centr. austr.).
*Carum Mauritanicum Boiss. et Reut. — Ch. sup. Fedj. (Tun.).
Buplevrum spinosum L. f. — Tl. sup. Plat. M. s. M. n. G. s. Fedj. (Hisp.).
Seseli montanum L. var. nanum (Gaya Pyrenaica Gaud.). — M. n. G. n. Fedj.
(Pyr. Hisp.).
Caucalis leptophylla L. — Ch. inf. (Eur. austr. Or.).
daucoides L. — Ch. inf. (Eur. centr. austr. Or.).
Turgenia latifolia Hoffm. — Ch. inf. (Eur. centr. austr.).
Rubiacées.
Asperula arvensis L. — Ch. inf. (Eur. centr. austr. Or.).
Galium tricorne With. — Ch. inf. (Tun. Eur. centr. austr.).
Parisiense L. var. trichocarpum Tausch. — Fedj. (Tun. Med.).
Valérianées.
Valerianella carinata Lois. — M. s. G. s. G. somm. (Eur.).
Valeriana tuberosa L. — M. somm. M. n. G. somm. (Med. Or.).
Dipsacées.
Scabiosa crenata Cyr. var. breviseta. — Plat. Fedj. (It. Sic. Græc.).
Composées (Cynarocéphales).
*Othonna cheirifolia L. — Tl. sup. Plat. M. s. M. n. G. s. Fedj. (Tun.).
Xeranthemum inapertum Willd. — M. s. G. n. Fedj. (Eur. centr. austr. Or.).
*Centaurea acaulis L. — Fedj. (Tun.).
Parlatoris Heldr. — Fedj. (Sic. Græc.).
Calcitrapa L. — Ch. sup. (Eur. Or.).
*Carduncellus calvus Boiss. et Reut. — Ch. inf.
*Atlanticus Coss. et DR. — Ch. inf.
pinnatus DC. — Tl. sup. M. s. M. somm. G. s. Fedj. (Sic.).
Onopordon macracanthum Schousb. — Tl. sup. (Mar. Hisp.).
Carduus macrocephalus Desf. — Tl. sup. Plat. M. s. G. n. Fedj. (Tauri.).
pycnocephalus L. — G. s. (Eur. austr. Or.).
Picnomon Acarna Cass. — Tl. sup. Fedj. (Eur. austr. Or.).
Jurinæa humilis DC. var. Bocconi. — M. somm. M. n. G. n. Fedj. (Med. occ.).
Composées (Corymbifères).
Bellis sylvestris Cyr. — M. s. G. somm. (Med. Or.).
Evax Heldreichii Parlat. — Tl. sup. Plat. M. s. M. somm. M. n. G. s. Fedj. (Sic.).
Micropus supinus L. — Tl. sup. (Tun. Med. Or.).
bombycinus Lag. — Ch. inf. Tl. sup. Fedj. (Med. Or.).
Inula montana L. — M. somm. Fedj. cot. (Eur. centr. austr. Tauri.).
Anthemis tuberculata Boiss. — M. somm. G. somm. Fedj. (Hisp.).
Anacyclus Pyrethrum Cass. — Tl. sup. Fedj. (Arab. Syr.).
Santolina squarrosa Willd. — Tl. sup. Fedj. (Gall. austr. Hisp.).
Artemisia campestris L. — Tl. sup. Fedj. (Eur. Or.).
Herba-alba Asso. — Fedj. (Tun. Hisp. Æg.).
*Helichrysum lacteum Coss. et DR. — M. s. M. somm. M. n. G. n. G. s. Fedj.
*Senecio giganteus Desf. — Fedj.
Nebrodensis L. — M. s. M. somm. (It. Sic.).
Composées (Chicoracées).
Scolymus Hispanicus L. — Ch. inf. (Tun. Eur. occ. austr. Can.).
*Catananche montana Coss. et DR. — Fedj.
Seriola lævigata L. — Fedj. cot. (Tun. Sic.).
Leontodon hispidus L. var. — Fedj. (Eur.).
*helminthioides Coss. et DR. — Ch. inf. Tl. sup.
Tragopogon porrifolius L. — Ch. inf. (Gall. occ. Med. Can.).
Taraxacum obovatum DC. — Fedj. (Med. occ.).
Phœnixopus vimineus Rchb. — M. s. G. s. (Eur. centr. austr.).
Sonchus asper L. — Ch. inf. (orbe fere toto).
Hieracium Pilosella L. — M. s. G. s. Fedj. (Eur.).
Primulacées.
Androsace maxima L. — M. somm. M. n. (Eur. Cauc. Sib.).
Anagallis linifolia L. — Ch. inf. (Tun. Med. occ. austr.).
Oléacées.
*Fraxinus dimorpha Coss. et DR. — Tl. Fedj. cot.
Convolvulacées.
Convolvulus lineatus L. — Fedj. (Eur. austr. Or.).
Borraginées.
Lithospermum incrassatum Guss. — M. n. G. n. G. somm. (Tun. Med. Or.).
Alkanna tinctoria Tausch. — Ch. inf. (Eur. austr. Or.).
Anchusa Italica L. — Ch. inf. sup. (Tun. Eur. centr. austr. Or.).
Myosotis stricta Link. — M. somm. (Eur. occ.).
Scrophularinées.
Linaria heterophylla Desf. — M. s. (Sic. Or.).
simplex DC. — M. s. M. somm. G. s. G. n. (Eur. austr. Or.).
reflexa Desf. — M. s. G. s. G. n. (Tun. med. occ. austr.).
*flexuosa Desf. — G. s.
*Veronica rosea Desf. — Tl. sup. Fedj. (Hisp. ?).
arvensis L. — Fedj. (Eur. As. Am. bor. Can.).
præcox L. — M. s. M. somm. G. somm. (Eur. centr. austr.).
Labiées.
*Thymus ciliatus Benth. var. — Ch. inf. et sup. M. s. Fedj.
Calamintha alpina Link. — M. s. G. s. (Eur. centr. austr.).
Salvia patula Desf. — Tl. sup. Fedj. (Med. austr. Or.).
Verbenaca L. — Fedj. (Tun. Eur. centr. austr. Or.).
Marrubium vulgare L. — Tl. sup. (Eur. Or.).
Lamium longiflorum Ten. — G. s. M. s. (Tun. Eur. austr.).
amplexicaule L. — M. s. M. somm. M. n. G. s. Fedj. (Eur. As.).
Teucrium Chamædrys L. — Fedj. (Eur.).
Plumbaginées.
Armeria longearistata Boiss. et Reut. — M. s. M. somm. G. n. G. somm. (Hisp.).
Plantaginées.
Plantago Coronopus L. — Plat. M. n. G. s. G. n. Fedj. (Eur. Can.).
Daphnoïdées.
*Passerina virescens Coss. et DR. — Fedj.
Euphorbiacées.
*Euphorbia luteola Coss. et DR. — Tl. sup. Plat. M. s. G. s. Fedj.
Cupulifères.
Quercus Ilex L. — Fedj. cot. (Gall. occ. Med.).
Conifères.
Juniperus Oxycedrus L. — Fedj. cot. (Med. Or.).
Phœnicea L. — Fedj. cot. (Tun. Med. Or.).
Ephedra Græca C. A. Mey. (E. Nebrodensis Guss.). — Tl. sup. (Sic. Græc.).
Iridées.
Gladiolus Ludoviciæ Jan (G. Byzantinus Guss.). — Ch. inf. (Tun. Med. Or.).
Romulea Bulbocodium Sebast. et Maur. — M. n. (Eur. occ. austr.).
Liliacées.
Tulipa Celsiana Redout. — G. somm. (Gall. austr. Lus. Hisp.).
Gagea polymorpha Boiss. — M. n. G. s. (Hisp. Lus. Cors. Sic. Græc.).
Muscari racemosum Mill. var. ? — M. n. (Eur.).
comosum Mill. — Ch. sup. (Eur. centr. austr. Æg. Or.).
Asphodeline lutea Rchb. — Plat. M. s. Fedj. (Med. Or. Sib. Cauc.).
Cypéracées.
Carex echinata Desf. — Tl. sup. Plat. (Tun. Med.).
hordeistichos Vill. — Tl. sup. (Gall. Hisp. Germ. It. Cauc.).
distans L. — Tl. sup. (Eur. Cauc. Am. bor.).
Graminées.
Alopecurus pratensis L. var. ventricosus. — Tl. sup. Fedj. (Eur. bor. Ross.
Cauc. Sib. Pers. Hisp.).
Phleum pratense L. — Fedj. (Eur. Sib. Am. bor.).
Phalaris truncata Guss. — Ch. inf. Fedj. (It. Sic.).
minor Retz. — Ch. inf. (Tun. Eur. occ. austr. Arab. Can.).
Stipa gigantea Lag. — M. s. (Hisp. It. Sic.).
Ampelodesmos tenax Link. — Fedj. (Tun. Med. occ. austr.).
Echinaria capitata Desf. — Tl. sup. M. s. M. somm. M. n. G. s. G. somm. (Eur.
austr. Or.).
Avena pratensis L. — Fedj. (Eur. Sib.).
*macrostachya Balansa. — G. n.
Poa bulbosa L. — M. somm. M. n. (Eur. centr. austr. Or.).
Melica Cupani Guss. — M. s. (It. Sic.).
Kœleria cristata Pers. — Fedj. (Eur. Sib.).
Valesiaca Gaud. — M. somm. Fedj. (Hisp. Gall. Helv.).
Wangenheimia Lima Trin. — Ch. inf. (Hisp.).
Dactylis glomerata L. — Fedj. (Eur. As. Am. bor.).
Cynosurus elegans Desf. — Fedj. (Eur. austr. Can.).
Festuca cynosuroides Desf. — Ch. inf. M. s. M. somm. G. s. G. somm. (Hisp.).
ovina L. var. duriuscula. — M. s. M. n. G. s. (Eur. As.).
arundinacea Schreb. — Fedj. (Eur. As.).
Bromus erectus L. — Fedj. (Tun. Eur. Cauc.).
tectorum L. — Ch. inf. Tl. sup. M. s. Fedj. (Tun. Eur. Cauc. Arab.).
rubens L. — Ch. inf. (Med.).
*Triticum hordeaceum Coss. et DR. — G. n. G. somm. Fedj.
Hordeum bulbosum L. — Fedj. (Med. Or.).
murinum L. — Ch. inf. (Eur. Or. B. sp. Am. austr.).
Elymus crinitus Schreb. — Ch. inf. Fedj. (Med.).
Ægilops ovata L. var. triaristata. — Fedj. (Tun. Hisp. Gall. austr. It. Or.).
ventricosa Tausch. — Fedj. (Hisp.).
Fougères.
Asplenium Ruta-muraria L. — G. s. (Eur. Sib.).
Adianthum-nigrum L. — G. s. (Eur. centr. austr.).
La vallée de l’Oued Abdi que nous allons quitter, l’une des plus
riches de l’Aurès, est un curieux sujet d’étude pour le voyageur, car,
sur une longueur d’environ 15 lieues, il y voit représentées toutes les
zones de végétation de l’Algérie, depuis l’oasis du Sahara jusqu’aux
pâturages alpestres. Il ne manque à cette fertile vallée, pour rivaliser
avec les contrées les plus favorisées, que les belles forêts de
Cèdres qui couvrent d’autres parties des monts Aurès. — Dans la
partie inférieure de la vallée, de Branis à Beni-Zouik, le Dattier
constitue des oasis, et est la culture dominante ; à Ménah, il n’est
déjà plus qu’un ornement au milieu des arbres fruitiers du midi de
l’Europe ; à Haïdous, le Noyer et les arbres fruitiers du centre de
l’Europe peuplent seuls les vergers ; enfin à Fedj-Geurza se
retrouvent seulement encore quelques rares cultures au milieu des
pâturages de la région montagneuse. — Les nombreux villages qui
occupent les deux revers de la vallée sont construits en terre, il est
vrai, mais n’en révèlent pas moins chez leurs habitants un degré de
civilisation bien supérieur à celui des tribus nomades qui n’ont que la
tente pour tout abri. — La population nombreuse de ces villages
laisserait peu de place à la colonisation ; mais il n’est pas douteux
que, sous l’influence protectrice de la France, les indigènes ne
puissent augmenter encore les richesses d’une contrée déjà
fertilisée par leurs travaux et leur industrie. — Il ne faut pas d’ailleurs
s’exagérer l’aversion des Kabyles des monts Aurès (Chaouia) pour
les chrétiens ; nous avons pu avec l’escorte d’un seul spahis
parcourir une grande partie du pays, où aucun Européen ne peut
pénétrer sans une autorisation spéciale, et cela sans avoir jamais
couru l’ombre d’un danger, et en recevant partout l’accueil empressé
non-seulement des chefs représentant l’autorité française, mais
encore des populations elles-mêmes qui nous témoignaient une
curiosité bienveillante, et se faisaient un plaisir de nous fournir des
difa souvent onéreuses pour de petites localités, et auxquelles notre
appétit européen ne nous permettait, à leur grand regret, de ne faire
honneur que d’une manière trop imparfaite. Partout notre tente était
dressée avant notre arrivée qui était attendue avec impatience, et la
reconnaissance de ces braves gens, pour les légers services
médicaux que nous pouvions leur rendre, s’exprimait par des signes
non équivoques. A Haïdous, je fus assez heureux pour améliorer
rapidement, au moyen de quelques cautérisations, l’ophthalmie
grave de la femme d’un paysan de la localité, et la preuve de la
confiance du mari en mes connaissances médicales ne se fit pas
attendre : le brave homme s’empressa de m’amener son mulet
boiteux, espérant que ma science, qui avait pu être de quelque utilité
à sa femme, ne serait pas moins efficace pour la guérison de sa
bête.
La protection éclairée que l’on accorde actuellement au culte
musulman n’est pas un des moyens les moins efficaces de nous
rallier des populations qui, pour nous aimer, n’ont besoin que de
nous mieux connaître. Le respect de l’influence des marabouts si
vénérés de leurs tribus, et la construction de mosquées par les soins
de l’administration française, ont plus fait pour empêcher les excès
du fanatisme religieux, et prévenir les insurrections, qui prendraient
pour drapeau la différence de religion, que toutes les persécutions,
qui n’étaient pas loin de l’esprit de ceux qui ont longtemps pensé
que l’élément indigène devait être repoussé au delà des limites de
notre occupation, sinon entièrement détruit ; car le fanatisme de
quelques colons mal inspirés a osé aller jusque-là. — Qu’il me soit
permis de citer un fait tout personnel comme preuve de la tolérance
religieuse des Chaouia : à Menah, au retour de l’exploration du ravin
de l’Oued Bouzina, dans laquelle il nous avait fallu traverser
plusieurs fois la rivière, nous étions fort embarrassés pour changer
de vêtements, au milieu du nombreux entourage qu’il nous était
impossible d’éloigner ; on nous désigna, sans aucune hésitation,
comme un lieu fort convenable pour nous soustraire aux regards des
curieux, la mosquée de l’endroit construite par un marabout vénéré.
La race kabyle a été l’objet de trop d’études pour que nous
puissions espérer ajouter aux connaissances déjà acquises ; mais
nous comprenons trop l’importance de la force humaine, comme
principal agent de l’agriculture, pour hésiter à entrer ici dans
quelques considérations sur des faits que l’exercice de la médecine
dans les tribus nous a permis de constater de la manière la plus
authentique. Malgré leur civilisation déjà avancée et leurs instincts
laborieux, les Kabyles de l’Aurès ne s’en livrent pas moins à tous les
débordements d’un déplorable libertinage, cause puissante de
dépopulation et d’abâtardissement[32] pour une race remarquable
par la beauté de son type, et qui, par ses caractères généraux, se
rapproche beaucoup de celle du centre de l’Europe.
Ce n’est pas sans regret que nous quittons la charmante vallée
de l’Oued Abdi ; mais nous sommes pressés d’aller explorer le
Djebel Cheliah, dont nous voyons dans le lointain les vastes forêts
de Cèdres. Nous descendons la pente rapide d’un ravin qui nous
conduit à El Hdour (environ 1,610 mètres d’altitude), à la source de
l’un des affluents de l’Oued El-Abiad ; les montagnes des environs
sont couvertes de bois composés de Chênes-verts (Quercus Ilex et
var. Ballota) et de Fraxinus dimorpha, entre lesquels se montrent de
nombreux pieds de Juniperus thurifera, espèce d’Espagne et
d’Orient qui n’avait pas encore été observée en Algérie ; ce dernier
arbre descend jusque dans la vallée, et, vu de loin, il rappelle un
peu, par la grosseur de son tronc et la disposition de ses branches,
les Saules blancs étêtés qui entourent les prairies du centre de la
France ; dans le fond de la vallée sont d’assez vastes champs de
Blé entourés de murs et bien arrosés. Au sud, la montagne d’Iche-
moul montre la partie supérieure de ses pentes couvertes d’arbres
de forme pyramidale, que nos guides nous assurent être des
Cèdres. — De Hdour à Em-Medinah, nous suivons une vallée
creusée de ravins argilo-schisteux, dont les pentes présentent des
bois clairsemés, et dans lesquels le Juniperus Oxycedrus vient
remplacer le J. thurifera ; dans ces mêmes bois se voient également
quelques pieds de Pinus Halepensis.
La vallée de Em-Medinah (environ 1,390 mètres d’altitude),
assez vaste et bien arrosée, s’étend à la base du Djebel Cheliah,
dont l’immense massif la limite au nord-est ; d’autres montagnes
beaucoup moins élevées complètent le cirque qui la circonscrit ; de
nombreuses ruines romaines, qui ont fait donner son nom à la vallée
(Em-Medinah, la ville), montrent qu’elle fut jadis un centre important
de population ; des ruisseaux, origine de l’Oued El-Abiad, en
fertilisent les cultures ; de riches moissons de Blé, qui ne sont pas
encore parvenues à maturité (9 juin), occupent une assez grande
étendue de ce sol fertile. Les Arabes n’ont pas d’établissement fixe à
Em-Medinah, et n’y viennent camper que pendant l’été et l’automne
pour y faire paître leurs troupeaux, et se livrer aux travaux de la
culture ; pendant les froids de l’hiver, alors que la vallée est le plus
souvent couverte par la neige, ils vont établir leurs douars dans les
pâturages de la région saharienne. En raison de l’altitude, les
champs n’ont besoin que d’irrigations assez rares, et seulement
lorsque les épis sont déjà formés ; la moisson a lieu en août, et l’on
retrouve ici les habitudes sahariennes : la paille est coupée à peu de
distance des épis, et le dépicage du Blé et de l’Orge est pratiqué au
moyen de chevaux ou de mulets. Les mêmes champs ne sont
jamais cultivés deux années de suite, comme ceux de la vallée de
l’Oued Abdi, qui, par les soins des habitants, sont devenus de
véritables jardins constamment en culture. — Dans les pâturages
dominent les espèces suivantes, la plupart européennes :
*Ranunculus macrophyllus Desf.
Nasturtium officinale R. Br.
Capsella Bursa-pastoris DC.
Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
*Cerastium Atlanticum DR.
Malope stipulacea Cav.
Geranium dissectum L.
Medicago Cupaniana Guss.
— sativa L.
Trifolium pratense L.
— repens L.
— resupinatum L.
— fragiferum L.
— campestre Schreb.
Lotus corniculatus L.
Hippocrepis unisiliquosa L.
Vicia sativa L.
*Echinops spinosus L.
*Silybum eburneum Coss. et DR.
Cirsium Monspessulanum All.
Evax Heldreichii Parlat.
Micropus bombycinus Lagasc.
Artemisia campestris L.
*Senecio giganteus Desf.
Nonnea micrantha Boiss. et Reut.
Veronica Anagallis L.
Mentha Pulegium L.
Rumex crispus L.
*Euphorbia luteola Coss. et DR.
— Nicæensis All.
Zannichellia macrostemon J. Gay. — Ruisseaux.
Juncus glaucus Ehrh.
Carex divisa Huds.
— distans L.
Alopecurus pratensis L. var. ventricosus.
Poa trivialis L.
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Brachypodium distachyum Rœm. et Sch.
Hordeum secalinum Schreb.
Liste des plantes observées dans les moissons et les terrains anciennement
cultivés de la vallée de Em-Medinah.
Liste des plantes observées sur les coteaux au sud-est de la vallée de Em-
Medinah.