The second edition of this market leading textbook, with a multimedia-integrated approach to the presentation of Chemistry for Australian and New Zealand University students! This is the second edition of this market leading text book. The text and digital package is engineered to cater for the cont...ent needs of the first year chemistry course as it is generally taught at universities in New Zealand and Australia. The success of the 1st edition has been attributed to the student friendly and engaging writing style, the relevance to real life, and the clear worked examples; which all help demystify chemistry for the 1st year student. In addition to this, our online teaching and learning system, WileyPLUS which is fully integrated with the text, provides lecturers and students with an equitable multimedia platform to enhance their teaching and learning. Following its success, the first edition was rigorously reviewed, and enhancements made to both the text and the digital resources. The 2nd edition has been enriched in both the text (by addition of new Main Groups chapter and other minor improvements), and its integration with the new WileyPLUS, offering brand new online content and other enhancements, all written specifically for this text.