Problems of Chemistry

Name: Problems of Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780192191915

ISBN-10: 0192191918

ISBN-13: 9780192191915

Edition: 1986

Authors: W. Graham Richards

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In this stimulating work, Graham Richards provides general readers and students with an authoritative introduction to the central problems currently faced by chemistry. In clear, down-to-earth language he explains how atoms join to form molecules, and explores the major challenges preoccupying chemists, including the synthesis of new substances such as drugs, plastics, detergents and dyes. The book also examines the spectacular advances that have been made in the chemical understanding of genetics and the mechanisms of living organisms-- a necessary prelude to genetic engineering--and considers the various ethical and social problems spawned by the new chemistry. Richards is a widely…

Book details

List price: $68.00
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/3/1986
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 112
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.46" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



List of figures



How it all started: molecules in interstellar space



The nature of chemistry



The earth's atmosphere--gases



The earth's crust--solids



The earth's rivers and seas--liquids



Molecules and life



Symmetry in chemistry



Small molecules in biology



Drugs



Food



The chemistry of energy



Giant molecules--man-made materials



Chemistry for pleasure



Chemistry for profit



Chemistry in practice



Problems and promise


Further reading


Index