Chemistry in Context : Applying Chemistry to Society

by American Chemical Society; Middlecamp, Catherine H.; Heltzel, Carl E.; Keller, Steven W.

• ISBN13: 9780077221348
• ISBN10: 0077221346
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-11
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

Following in the tradition of the first five editions, the goal of this market leading textbook,Chemistry in Context, sixth 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 ofChemistry in Contextreflect 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.

Table of Contents

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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