50 chemistry ideas you really need to know / Hayley Birch.
50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know is an engaging guide to the world of chemistry. From the molecules that kick-started life itself to nanotechnology, chemistry offers some fascinating insights into our origins, as well as continuing to revolutionize life as we know it.
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2016.
Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2016. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 01. Atoms
- 02. Elements
- 03. Isotopes
- 04.Compounds
- 05. Sticking it all together
- 06. Changing phases
- 07. Energy
- 08. Chemical reactions
- 09. Equilibrium
- 10. Thermodynamics
- 11. Acids
- 12. Catalysts
- 13. Redox
- 14. Fermentation
- 15. Cracking
- 16. Chemical synthesis
- 17. The Haber Process
- 18. Chirality
- 19. Green chemistry
- 20. Separation
- 21. Spectra
- 22. Crystallography
- 23. Electrolysis
- 24. Microfabrication
- 25. Self-assembly
- 26. Lab on a chip
- 27.Computational chemistry
- 28. Carbon
- 29. Water
- 30. Origin of life
- 31. Astrochemistry
- 32. Proteins
- 33. Enzyme action
- 34. Sugars
- 35. DNA
- 36. Biosynthesis
- 37. Photosynthesis
- 38. Chemical messengers
- 39. Petrol
- 40. Plastics
- 41. CFCs
- 42.Composites
- 43. Solar cells
- 44. Drugs
- 45. Nanotechnology
- 46. Graphene
- 47.3-D printing
- 48. Artificial muscles
- 49. Synthetic biology
- 50. Future fuels
- The periodic table
- Acknowledgements
- Picture credits.