Chemistry Connections: The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena - Softcover
Chemistry Connections: The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena highlights the fundamental role of chemistry in our everyday experiences and observations by posing and answering some provocative and topical questions. This is a valuable supplementary text for any general chemistry course (for majors and non-majors) and for any course designed to acquaint students with how chemistry and science affect their lives. Introductory chemistry students and educators, as well as laypersons with an inquisitiveness about the world around them, will find Chemistry Connections an informative introduction to the context of chemistry in their lives.
* A question-and-answer format of topical subjects to engage the reader
* General explanations in accessible terms to highlight the chemical principles to provide specific details for a more in-depth interpretation
* Indexing of questions according to key principles or terms to enhance instructional use
* Figures and chemical structures to illustrate further the chemical concepts presented
* References to related World Wide Web sites for further explanation
* A question-and-answer format of topical subjects to engage the reader
* General explanations in accessible terms to highlight the chemical principles to provide specific details for a more in-depth interpretation
* Indexing of questions according to key principles or terms to enhance instructional use
* Figures and chemical structures to illustrate further the chemical concepts presented
* References to related World Wide Web sites for further explanation
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An informative introduction to the context of chemistry in our everyday lives.
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Chemistry Connections: The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena
Kerry K. Karukstis & Gerald R. Van Hecke
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California
* Why does soap lather in soft water than in hard water?
* Why won't a glass of water relieve the burning sensation of chili peppers?
* Why does baking soda extinguish a fire?
* Why are opals and pearls iridescent?
* Why do lightsticks glow?
* Why do old oil paintings discolor?
* Why do kidney stones form?
* Why is Pyrex used for cooking?
The answers to these and many more questions about our everyday experiences and observations are found in Chemistry Connections: The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena. This collection of contemporary real-world examples of chemistry in action is written in a question-and-answer format with presentations, in both lay and technical terms, of the chemical principles underlying numerous familiar phenomena and topical curiosities. Introductory college chemistry students, educators, working chemists, and anyone curious about the world around them will find the book a fascinating discussion of chemistry in our everyday lives.
Special features of interest:
* a question-and-answer format of topical subjects to engage the reader
* general explanations in accessible terms to highlight the chemical principles to provide specific details for a more in-depth interpretation
* indexing of questions according to key principles or terms to enhance instructional use
* figures and chemical structures to illustrate further the chemical concepts presented
* references to related World Wide Web sites for further explanation
Kerry K. Karukstis & Gerald R. Van Hecke
Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California
* Why does soap lather in soft water than in hard water?
* Why won't a glass of water relieve the burning sensation of chili peppers?
* Why does baking soda extinguish a fire?
* Why are opals and pearls iridescent?
* Why do lightsticks glow?
* Why do old oil paintings discolor?
* Why do kidney stones form?
* Why is Pyrex used for cooking?
The answers to these and many more questions about our everyday experiences and observations are found in Chemistry Connections: The Chemical Basis of Everyday Phenomena. This collection of contemporary real-world examples of chemistry in action is written in a question-and-answer format with presentations, in both lay and technical terms, of the chemical principles underlying numerous familiar phenomena and topical curiosities. Introductory college chemistry students, educators, working chemists, and anyone curious about the world around them will find the book a fascinating discussion of chemistry in our everyday lives.
Special features of interest:
* a question-and-answer format of topical subjects to engage the reader
* general explanations in accessible terms to highlight the chemical principles to provide specific details for a more in-depth interpretation
* indexing of questions according to key principles or terms to enhance instructional use
* figures and chemical structures to illustrate further the chemical concepts presented
* references to related World Wide Web sites for further explanation
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- PublisherAcademic Press
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0124008607
- ISBN 13 9780124008601
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages226
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