The Joy of Chemistry

by COBB, CATHYFETTEROLF, MONTY

• ISBN13: 9781591027713
• ISBN10: 1591027713
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2010-01-26
• Publisher: Prometheus Books

Summary

Uses hands-on demonstrations with familiar materials to illustrate the concepts of chemistry in terms of everyday experience. The original edition was selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association.

Author Biography

Cathy Cobb is the highly acclaimed author of Magick, Mayhem, and Mavericks: The Spirited History of Physical Chemistry and coauthor of Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth with Monty L. Fetterolf and Jack G. Goldsmith and Creations of Fire: Chemistry's Lively History from Alchemy to the Atomic Age with Harold Goldwhite. She is currently an instructor of calculus and physics at Aiken Preparatory School and an adjunct professor of chemistry at the University of South Carolina at Aiken. Monty L. Fetterolf is professor of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina at Aiken.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 9
Opening Quote	p. 11
Apologia	p. 13
Preface	p. 15
A Few Necessary Words On Safety	p. 17
Shopping List and Solutions	p. 21
A Moment For Metric	p. 27
Introductory Demonstration: Bottle Rocket and Oobleck	p. 29
Introduction—It Begins With a Bang...And A Splat	p. 33
Introductory Example: Chemistry and Cars	p. 35
Introduction: Theory, Octaves, And Scales	p. 41
Water Witch	p. 43
Electrons And Atoms, Elephants and Fleas	p. 45
For Example: Protons and Photocopiers	p. 50
Coppers and Robbers	p. 53
Periodically Speaking	p. 55
For Example: Elements of Diversity	p. 69
Stop-and-Go Chemistry	p. 73
Reason, Reactions, And Redox	p. 75
For Example: Firefighters and the Chemistry of Combustion	p. 78
Purple-Cabbage Indicator	p. 83
The Basic Stuff	p. 87
For Example: Swimming Pool pH	p. 93
Blue Blob, Black Ink	p. 95
Chemical Partners: Who Does What To Whom	p. 97
For Example: Hard Water, Soft Water	p. 104
Bond, Chemical Bond	p. 107
The Tie That Binds, The Chemicals That Bond	p. 109
For Example: Semiconductors	p. 115
Gemstone Chemistry	p. 119
Sticking To Principles	p. 123
For Example: Engineering-Chemical, That Is	p. 127
Layer upon Layer	p. 131
Slipping And Sliding, Intermolecularly	p. 133
For Example: The Physics of the Flush Toilet	p. 141
Concentrating on Color, Salty Dog	p. 143
Concentration-On Being Alone Together	p. 145
For Example: What Body, What Aroma, What Chemistry	p. 150
The Soda Bottle Crunch	p. 151
It's a Gas	p. 153
For Example: Gutsy Gas	p. 158
It's in the Air	p. 161
When Gases Put On Airs	p. 163
For Example: Hardwired for Respiration	p. 168
How Does Your Garden Grow?	p. 175
Crystal Clear Chemistry	p. 177
For Example: Diamonds Are (Almost) Forever	p. 187
Hot Packs and Cold Packs	p. 189
When Matters Heat Up	p. 191
For Example: Refrigeration on the Road	p. 198
Zoned-Out Ice	p. 201
A Whole New Phase	p. 203
For Example: When Good Pizza Goes Bad	p. 212
All Things Being Equal	p. 219
Equilibrium-Chemistry's Two-Way Street	p. 223
For Example: Breathing Out and Breathing In	p. 231
Antifreeze and Antiboil	p. 233
Colligative Properties-Strength In Numbers	p. 237
For Example: Kidneys and Chemistry	p. 241
Kick it up a Notch	p. 245
Chemical Kinetics-A Veritable Explosion	p. 247
For Example: When Your Car Comes Knocking	p. 252
Black-Light Chemistry, Paper-Clip Chemistry	p. 255
Electrons and Photons-Turning On The Light	p. 257
For Example: Photon Meets Electron-Solar Energy	p. 263
Introduction: Playing The Tunes	p. 267
Organic Chemistry Demonstration: Aspirin to Acid	p. 271
Simply Organic	p. 277
Inorganic Chemistry Demonstration: Entropy, Ammonia, and Amoeba	p. 287
Chemistry Rocks	p. 289
Biochemistry Demonstration: Fat, Flatulence, and Bean Soup	p. 299
The Body of Chemistry Meets the Chemistry of the Body	p. 301
Analytical Chemistry Demonstration: The Proof Is in the Prints	p. 311
Chemist As Analyst	p. 315
Demonstration for the Future: Medicine Cabinet Chemistry	p. 327
Harry, Hogwarts, and Folk Pharmacopoeias-Mysteries In The Past And Magic In The Future	p. 329
Epilogue	p. 337
Appendix: Elements Listed By Name, Symbol, And Atomic Number	p. 339
Endnotes And Credits	p. 349
Index	p. 355
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