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Chemistry for changing times / John W. Hill and Doris K. Kolb

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Jersey : Prentice Hall International Inc., c1995Edition: Seventh EditionDescription: xxiv, 720 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9813026782
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QD 33 .H645 1992
Contents:
Chemistry : a science for all seasons -- Atoms : are they for real? -- Atomic structure : images of the invisible -- Nuclear chemistry : the heart of matter -- Chemical bonds : the ties that bind -- Names, formulas, and equations : the language of chemistry -- Acids and bases : please pass the protons -- Oxidation and reduction : burn and unburn -- Organic chemistry : the infinite variety of carbon compounds -- Polymers : giants among molecules -- Chemistry of the Earth : metals and minerals -- Air : the breath of life -- Water : to drink and to dump our wastes in -- Energy : a fuels paradise -- Biochemistry : a molecular view of life -- Food : those incredible edible chemicals -- Household chemicals : helps and hazards -- Fitness and health : the chemical connection -- Drugs : chemical cures, comforts, and cautions -- Poisons : chemical toxicology.
Summary: Chemistry for changing times is now in its seventh edition, and times have indeed changed since the first edition appeared in 1972. The book has changed accordingly - perhaps a bit more than usual with this edition because a co-author has been added.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex General Circulation General Education GC QD 33 .H645 1992 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000008184

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chemistry : a science for all seasons -- Atoms : are they for real? -- Atomic structure : images of the invisible -- Nuclear chemistry : the heart of matter -- Chemical bonds : the ties that bind -- Names, formulas, and equations : the language of chemistry -- Acids and bases : please pass the protons -- Oxidation and reduction : burn and unburn -- Organic chemistry : the infinite variety of carbon compounds -- Polymers : giants among molecules -- Chemistry of the Earth : metals and minerals -- Air : the breath of life -- Water : to drink and to dump our wastes in -- Energy : a fuels paradise -- Biochemistry : a molecular view of life -- Food : those incredible edible chemicals -- Household chemicals : helps and hazards -- Fitness and health : the chemical connection -- Drugs : chemical cures, comforts, and cautions -- Poisons : chemical toxicology.

Chemistry for changing times is now in its seventh edition, and times have indeed changed since the first edition appeared in 1972. The book has changed accordingly - perhaps a bit more than usual with this edition because a co-author has been added.

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