The Handy Chemistry Answer Book
Don't be mixed up about chemistry! Simplify the complex chemical reactions that take place everywhere in our lives with this engaging, easy-to-follow, question-and-answer guide!

Where would we be without atoms and compounds? Gas, liquids, solids, and plasma? Acids and bases? Bonds and reactions? Matter and energy? The Handy Chemistry Answer Book covers the building blocks of life and the universe. The secret life of atoms, how polar bears aren’t actually white, why oil and water don't mix, and much, much more are revealed and explained. This informative guide covers the basics of chemistry (history, atomic structures, chemical bonds and reactions, organic and inorganic chemistry) to more advanced material (nuclear chemistry, biochemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry) by answering nearly 1,000 common chemistry questions, including …

  • What causes lightning?
  • How does photosynthesis work?
  • What are hard and soft Lewis acids and bases?
  • What makes a fabric “waterproof”?
  • What are the twelve principles of green chemistry?
  • When did alchemists finally abandon trying to make gold?
  • What is Le Chatelier’s principle?
  • What do the different octane ratings mean at the gas pump?
  • What is genetic engineering?
  • Why is calcium important for strong bones?
  • What is the 18-electron rule?
  • Why does chocolate turn white as it ages?

    Chemical reactions that rule the world; their properties, structure, composition, behavior, and history are tackled and explained in plain English in The Handy Chemistry Answer Book. With many photos, illustrations, a few formulas, molecular diagrams, and other graphics, this fun, fact-filled tome is richly illustrated. A history of chemistry timeline, appendices on Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners, a bibliography, further reading section, glossary of terms, a table of physical constants, a table of conversion factors, and extensive index add to its usefulness.

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    The Handy Chemistry Answer Book
    Don't be mixed up about chemistry! Simplify the complex chemical reactions that take place everywhere in our lives with this engaging, easy-to-follow, question-and-answer guide!

    Where would we be without atoms and compounds? Gas, liquids, solids, and plasma? Acids and bases? Bonds and reactions? Matter and energy? The Handy Chemistry Answer Book covers the building blocks of life and the universe. The secret life of atoms, how polar bears aren’t actually white, why oil and water don't mix, and much, much more are revealed and explained. This informative guide covers the basics of chemistry (history, atomic structures, chemical bonds and reactions, organic and inorganic chemistry) to more advanced material (nuclear chemistry, biochemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry) by answering nearly 1,000 common chemistry questions, including …

  • What causes lightning?
  • How does photosynthesis work?
  • What are hard and soft Lewis acids and bases?
  • What makes a fabric “waterproof”?
  • What are the twelve principles of green chemistry?
  • When did alchemists finally abandon trying to make gold?
  • What is Le Chatelier’s principle?
  • What do the different octane ratings mean at the gas pump?
  • What is genetic engineering?
  • Why is calcium important for strong bones?
  • What is the 18-electron rule?
  • Why does chocolate turn white as it ages?

    Chemical reactions that rule the world; their properties, structure, composition, behavior, and history are tackled and explained in plain English in The Handy Chemistry Answer Book. With many photos, illustrations, a few formulas, molecular diagrams, and other graphics, this fun, fact-filled tome is richly illustrated. A history of chemistry timeline, appendices on Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners, a bibliography, further reading section, glossary of terms, a table of physical constants, a table of conversion factors, and extensive index add to its usefulness.

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    Overview

    Don't be mixed up about chemistry! Simplify the complex chemical reactions that take place everywhere in our lives with this engaging, easy-to-follow, question-and-answer guide!

    Where would we be without atoms and compounds? Gas, liquids, solids, and plasma? Acids and bases? Bonds and reactions? Matter and energy? The Handy Chemistry Answer Book covers the building blocks of life and the universe. The secret life of atoms, how polar bears aren’t actually white, why oil and water don't mix, and much, much more are revealed and explained. This informative guide covers the basics of chemistry (history, atomic structures, chemical bonds and reactions, organic and inorganic chemistry) to more advanced material (nuclear chemistry, biochemistry, physical and theoretical chemistry) by answering nearly 1,000 common chemistry questions, including …

  • What causes lightning?
  • How does photosynthesis work?
  • What are hard and soft Lewis acids and bases?
  • What makes a fabric “waterproof”?
  • What are the twelve principles of green chemistry?
  • When did alchemists finally abandon trying to make gold?
  • What is Le Chatelier’s principle?
  • What do the different octane ratings mean at the gas pump?
  • What is genetic engineering?
  • Why is calcium important for strong bones?
  • What is the 18-electron rule?
  • Why does chocolate turn white as it ages?

    Chemical reactions that rule the world; their properties, structure, composition, behavior, and history are tackled and explained in plain English in The Handy Chemistry Answer Book. With many photos, illustrations, a few formulas, molecular diagrams, and other graphics, this fun, fact-filled tome is richly illustrated. A history of chemistry timeline, appendices on Nobel Prize in Chemistry winners, a bibliography, further reading section, glossary of terms, a table of physical constants, a table of conversion factors, and extensive index add to its usefulness.


  • Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9781578593743
    Publisher: Visible Ink Press
    Publication date: 10/01/2013
    Series: The Handy Answer Book Series
    Pages: 400
    Product dimensions: 7.00(w) x 9.20(h) x 1.10(d)

    About the Author

    Justin P. Lomont is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow whose doctoral research with the University of California–Berkeley focuses on organometallic reaction mechanisms using ultra-fast infrared spectroscopy. He lives in Berkeley, California. Ian C. Stewart is a senior research chemist at ExxonMobil. He formerly worked with Nobel Prize-winning chemist Robert H. Grubbs and is the recipient of several fellowships. He lives in Houston, Texas.

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments vii

    Introduction xi

    History of Chemistry 1

    Atoms and Molecules 13

    Structure of the Atom

    Trends in Reactivity and the Periodic Table

    Properties of Atoms and Electrons in Atoms

    Molecules and Chemical Bonds

    Macroscopic Properties: The World we See 33

    Phases of Matter and Intensive Properties

    Food and Senses

    Chemical Reactions 49

    Kinetics and Thermodynamics

    Acids and Bases

    Catalysis and Industrial Chemistry

    Other Kinds of Chemical Reactions

    Organic Chemistry 63

    Structures and Nomenclature

    Reactions of Organic Compounds

    Inorganic Chemistry 79

    Structure and Bonding

    Electricity and Magnetism

    Organometallic Chemistry

    Analytical Chemistry 95

    A Little Math

    Measure Twice

    Electrochemistry

    Analytical Chemistry in Our Lives

    Biochemistry 113

    Molecules of Life

    Genetics

    Metabolism and Other Biochemical Reactions

    Brains!

    Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 135

    Energy Is Everything

    Kinetics

    Faster Than a Speeding Wave

    Big Freaking Lasers

    Other Spectroscopy

    If You Can Imagine It

    Nuclear Chemistry 151

    Chemistry Inside the Atom

    Nuclear Chemistry at Work

    Polymer Chemistry 163

    Polymers Are Chemicals Too!

    Polymers in and around You

    Energy 177

    Energy Sources

    Pollution

    Emerging Sources of Energy

    Quantifying Power

    The Modern Chemistry Lab 191

    Purification Is Essential

    Spectroscopy and Spectronomy

    Other Measurements

    Safety First!

    The World Around Us 203

    Medicine and Drugs

    Chemicals in Food

    Chemicals in the Natural World

    Chemicals in Our World

    Sustainable "Green" Chemistry 233

    Materials Science 247

    Astrochemistry 259

    Chemistry in the Kitchen 271

    Chemistry Experiments You Can Do at Home 283

    Physical Constants 313

    Conversion Factors 315

    Glossary 319

    History of Chemistry Timeline 333

    Nobel Prize in Chemistry Winners 337

    Bibliography 361

    Further Reading 365

    Index 369

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