Chemistry in the marketplace / Ben Selinger and Russell Barrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Selinger, B. K. (Benjamin Klaus), author.

Barrow, Russell, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemistry--Popular works.

Chemistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (552 pages)

Edition:

6th ed.

Place of Publication:

Clayton, Australia : CSIRO Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

Demystifies and explores the chemistry of the products in our homes and the world around us.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

About the authors

1 Molecular musings

2 Chemistry of health and risk

3 Chemistry of surfaces

4 Chemistry in the laundry

5 Chemistry in the kitchen

6 Chemistry in the dining room

7 Biochemistry of metabolism and sport

8 Chemistry of cosmetics

9 Chemistry in the medicine cabinet

10 Chemistry of plastics and glass

11 Chemistry of fibres, fabrics and other yarns

12 Chemistry in the garden

13 Chemistry of hardware and stationery

14 Chemistry in the swimming pool

15 Chemistry at the beach

16 Biological effects of metals and metalloids

17 Chemistry in the energy sector

18 Chemistry of ionising radiation

19 Experiments

Appendix 1: Nomenclature in chemistry

Appendix 2: Reporting amounts of material (units)

Appendix 3: Prevalence of logarithmic scales

Appendix 4: How much is safe?

Appendix 5: Phase diagrams

Appendix 6: Metal foils

Appendix 7: Metal alloys

Appendix 8: Maillard reaction

Appendix 9: Refractive index

Appendix 10: Glass transition temperature (Tg)

Appendix 11: The entropy game

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 3, 2017).

ISBN:

9781486303342

148630334X

9781486303335

1486303331

OCLC:

962408237