The Handy Chemistry Answer Book. Justin P. Lomont

      Printed in the United States of America

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      Contents

       ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

       INTRODUCTION

       HISTORY OF CHEMISTRY

       ATOMS AND MOLECULES

       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

       Phases of Matter and Intensive Properties

       Food and Senses

       CHEMICAL REACTIONS

       Kinetics and Thermodynamics

       Acids and Bases

       Catalysis and Industrial Chemistry

       Other Kinds of Chemical Reactions

       ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

       Structures and Nomenclature

       Reactions of Organic Compounds

       INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

       Structure and Bonding

       Electricity and Magnetism

       Organometallic Chemistry

       ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

       A Little Math

       Measure Twice

       Electrochemistry

       Analytical Chemistry in Our Lives

       BIOCHEMISTRY

       Molecules of Life

       Genetics

       Metabolism and Other Biochemical Reactions

       Brains!

       PHYSICAL AND THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY

       Energy Is Everything

       Kinetics

       Faster Than a Speeding Wave

       Big Freaking Lasers

       Other Spectroscopy

       If You Can Imagine It

       NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY

       Chemistry Inside the Atom

       Nuclear Chemistry at Work

       POLYMER CHEMISTRY

       Polymers Are Chemicals Too!

       Polymers in and around You

       ENERGY

       Energy Sources

       Pollution

       Emerging Sources of Energy

       Quantifying Power

       THE MODERN CHEMISTRY LAB

       Purification Is Essential

       Spectroscopy and Spectronomy

       Other Measurements

       Safety First!

       THE WORLD AROUND US

       Medicine and Drugs

       Chemicals in Food

       Chemicals in the Natural World

       Chemicals in Our World

       SUSTAINABLE “GREEN” CHEMISTRY