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The discussion centers on the textbook "Chemistry" by Raymond Chang, which was used for a general chemistry class. The author finds the textbook effective, noting that it provides clear explanations. However, there is criticism regarding the inclusion of many esoteric problems, suggesting that the book would benefit from a more focused set of practical questions at the end of each chapter for better practice.

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I used this textbook for my general chemistry class. I thought it was pretty good, gave fairly good explanations. There were a lot of esoteric problems I felt; I think the book could use less of those problems and just have a good set of questions at the end of the chapters for practice.
 

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