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Chemistry fundamentals : an environmental perspective / Phyllis Buell, James Girard.

By: Buell, Phyllis.
Contributor(s): Girard, James [(j.a.)].
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2003Edition: 2nd ed.Description: xvi, 655 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.ISBN: 0763710741 (hbk.).Subject(s): ChemistryDDC classification: 540
Contents:
Ch. 1. What Is Chemistry? An Introduction to the Central Science. - Ch. 2. Planet Earth: Rocks, Life, and Energy. - Ch. 3. Atoms and Atomic Structure. - Ch. 4. Atoms and Chemical Bonding. - Ch. 5. Nuclear Chemistry: The Risks and Benefits of Nuclear Radiation. - Ch. 6. Chemical Reactions. - Ch. 7. Reactions in Solution: Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction Reactions. - Ch. 8. Carbon Compounds: An Introduction to Organic Chemistry. - Ch. 9. Synthetic Polymers: Materials for the Modern Age. - Ch. 10. Water Resources and Water Pollution. - Ch. 11. The Air We Breathe. - Ch. 12. Fossil Fuels: Our Major Source of Energy. - Ch. 13. Energy Sources for the Future. - Ch. 14. Biochemistry: The Molecules of Life. - Ch. 15. Food and Nutrition. - Ch. 16. Agricultural Chemicals: Feeding the Earth's People. - Ch. 17. Household Chemicals. - Ch. 18. Toxicology. - Ch. 19. The Disposal of Dangerous Wastes. - Appendix A. Exponential notation. - Appendix B. Measurement and the International System of Units. - Appendix C. Problem solving using dimensional analysis. - Appendix D. Significant figures. - Appendix E. Solving problems based on chemical equations. - Glossary. - Answers to even-numbered questions and problems. - Credits. - Index.
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Ch. 1. What Is Chemistry? An Introduction to the Central Science. - Ch. 2. Planet Earth: Rocks, Life, and Energy. - Ch. 3. Atoms and Atomic Structure. - Ch. 4. Atoms and Chemical Bonding. - Ch. 5. Nuclear Chemistry: The Risks and Benefits of Nuclear Radiation. - Ch. 6. Chemical Reactions. - Ch. 7. Reactions in Solution: Acids and Bases and Oxidation-Reduction Reactions. - Ch. 8. Carbon Compounds: An Introduction to Organic Chemistry. - Ch. 9. Synthetic Polymers: Materials for the Modern Age. - Ch. 10. Water Resources and Water Pollution. - Ch. 11. The Air We Breathe. - Ch. 12. Fossil Fuels: Our Major Source of Energy. - Ch. 13. Energy Sources for the Future. - Ch. 14. Biochemistry: The Molecules of Life. - Ch. 15. Food and Nutrition. - Ch. 16. Agricultural Chemicals: Feeding the Earth's People. - Ch. 17. Household Chemicals. - Ch. 18. Toxicology. - Ch. 19. The Disposal of Dangerous Wastes. - Appendix A. Exponential notation. - Appendix B. Measurement and the International System of Units. - Appendix C. Problem solving using dimensional analysis. - Appendix D. Significant figures. - Appendix E. Solving problems based on chemical equations. - Glossary. - Answers to even-numbered questions and problems. - Credits. - Index.

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