Problems involving metals, ceramics, and polymers are only special applications of topics already covered. For example, reduction and oxidation of metals was discussed in Chapter 17 and condensation reactions were discussed in Chapter 12. Consequently, example problems are found in the original chapter rather than here. You can refer to previous chapters for help with the end-of-the-chapter problems in the text. New information is primarily in the form of vocabulary which is addressed by the key vocabulary and crossword.