Chemistry in Context Applying Chemistry to Society

Name: Chemistry in Context Applying Chemistry to Society
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ISBN: 9780077221348

ISBN-10: 0077221346

ISBN-13: 9780077221348

Edition: 6th 2009

Authors: Lucy Pryde Eubanks, Catherine H. Middlecamp, Carl E. Heltzel, Steven W. Keller, American Chemical Society Staff

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Following in the tradition of the first five editions, the goal of this market leading textbook, "Chemistry in Context," fifth edition, is to establish chemical principles on a need-to-know basis within a contextual framework of significant social, political, economic and ethical issues. The non traditional approach of "Chemistry in Context" reflect today's technological issues and the chemistry principles imbedded within them. Global warming, alternate fuels, nutrition, and genetic engineering are examples of issues that are covered in CIC.

Book details

List price: $144.38
Edition: 6th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Publication date: 1/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 608
Size: 8.75" wide x 10.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English

Applying Chemistry to Society
The Air We Breathe
Protecting the Ozone Layer
The Chemistry of Global Warming
Energy, Chemistry, and Society
The Water We Drink
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
Appendixes
Measure for Measure
Conversion Factors and Constants
The Power of Exponents
Clearing the Logjam
Answers to Your Turn Questions Not Answered in the Text
Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Questions
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