50 chemistry ideas you really need to know
Birch, Hayley2016
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Abstract: 50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know is an engaging guide to the world of chemistry. From the molecules that kick-started life itself to nanotechnology, chemistry offers some fascinating insights into our origins, as well as continuing to revolutionize life as we know it.
Main title:
50 chemistry ideas you really need to know / Hayley Birch.
Author:
Birch, Hayley, authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
London [England] : Quercus, 2016.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2016.
Collation:
1 online resource (53 entries) : 48 images ; digital files.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.Also available in print version.Description based on title page of print version.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Print version: 208 pages : illustrations
Contents:
Introduction -- 01. Atoms -- 02. Elements -- 03. Isotopes -- 04.Compounds -- 05. Sticking it all together -- 06. Changing phases -- 07. Energy -- 08. Chemical reactions -- 09. Equilibrium -- 10. Thermodynamics -- 11. Acids -- 12. Catalysts -- 13. Redox -- 14. Fermentation -- 15. Cracking -- 16. Chemical synthesis -- 17. The Haber Process -- 18. Chirality -- 19. Green chemistry -- 20. Separation -- 21. Spectra -- 22. Crystallography -- 23. Electrolysis -- 24. Microfabrication -- 25. Self-assembly -- 26. Lab on a chip -- 27.Computational chemistry -- 28. Carbon -- 29. Water -- 30. Origin of life -- 31. Astrochemistry -- 32. Proteins -- 33. Enzyme action -- 34. Sugars -- 35. DNA -- 36. Biosynthesis -- 37. Photosynthesis -- 38. Chemical messengers -- 39. Petrol -- 40. Plastics -- 41. CFCs -- 42.Composites -- 43. Solar cells -- 44. Drugs -- 45. Nanotechnology -- 46. Graphene -- 47.3-D printing -- 48. Artificial muscles -- 49. Synthetic biology -- 50. Future fuels -- The periodic table -- Acknowledgements -- Picture credits.
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781785397295 (electronic version)1848666675 (print)9781848666672 (print)
Dewey class:
540
LC class:
QD37
Language:
English
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BRN:
501909
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