Chemistry in context : applying chemistry to society /

Title:

Chemistry in context : applying chemistry to society /

Published:

Dubuque : c2012.

Format:

Book

Institution:

Emmanuel College, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Contents:

Chemistry for a sustainable future -- The air we breathe -- Protecting the ozone layer -- The chemistry of global warming -- Energy, chemistry, and society -- The 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 -- Appendices. Measure for measure : conversion factors and constants ; The power of exponents ; Clearing the logjam ; Answers to your turn questions not answered in text ; Answers to selected end-of-chapter questions indicated in color in the text.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

Emmanuel Main Stacks
QD415 .C482 2012 – Available

Wentworth Circulation Desk
540 .C44 2012 – Available

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