| Title |
Chemistry in context : applying chemistry to society / Catherine H. Middlecamp, University of Wisconsin - Madison [and 6 others]. |
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : McGraw-Hill Education, [2015] |
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©2015 |
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| Description |
1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm |
| Content |
text |
| Media |
unmediated |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Edition |
Eighth edition. |
| Note |
"A project of the American Chemical Society." |
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"Prepared by a team of writers: Cathy Middlecamp [and five others]"--Title page verso. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Chemistry for a sustainable future -- The air we breathe -- Protecting the ozone layer -- The chemistry of global climate change -- Energy from combustion -- Water for life -- Neutralizing the threat of acid rain -- The fires of nuclear fission -- Energy from electron transfer? -- The world of polymers and plastics -- Manipulating molecules and designing drugs -- Nutrition : food for thought -- Genetic engineering and the molecules of life -- Appendix 1: Measure for measure : conversion factors and constants -- Appendix 2: The power of exponents -- Appendix 3: Clearing the logjam -- Appendix 4: Answers to your turn questions not answered in text -- Appendix 5: Answers to selected end-of-chapter questions indicated in color in the text -- Glossary. |
| Subject(s) |
Biochemistry.
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Environmental chemistry.
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Geochemistry.
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| Alternate Author |
American Chemical Society.
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