Chemistry
A World of Choices
2nd Edition
Published on 1. April 2003
Book
Hardback
640 pages
978-0-07-293040-5 (ISBN)
Description
Aimed at the non-science major, this text leads through real events in a familiar world. Each chapter moves from the macroscopic description of a familiar situation to the submicroscopic scale of the chemistry that underlies it. Once the chemistry is explained, the student is introduced to the environmental, economic, and social impact of that chemistry. Students are asked to critically examine the chemical choices available to individuals and society at large and to analyze the risks and benefits inherent in those choices.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 281 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
1617 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-293040-5 (9780072930405)
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Persons
Carr is a chemist and teacher. His is a distinguished analytical chemist and long time teacher.
Content
Prelude1 Origins2 Connections3 Bonding4 Recycling and Chemical Mathematics5 The Role of Energy in Chemical Reactions6 Creating with Carbon - The Importance of Molecular Structure7 Properties of Water8 Acids and Bases9 Acid Rain10 Water Quality: Chemical Concerns, Chemical Solutions11 Behavior of Gases12 Air Quality: The Choices That Have Let Us Breathe More Easily13 The Earth As a Resource14 The Power of the Nucleus15 Solar Power: The Chemical Energy Alternative16 The Chemistry of Life17 The Chemistry of Food18 Chemistry at Home