Chemistry in Context : Applying Chemistry to Society

by Stanitski, Conrad L.

• ISBN13: 9780072930412
• ISBN10: 0072930411
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-03-27
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math

Summary

The definitive text and on-line learning combination for the non-majors chemistry course. Over 500 schools throughout the country have adopted Chemistry in Context in its first three editions.

Table of Contents

1. The Air We Breathe

2. Protecting the Ozone Layer

3. The Chemistry of Global Warming

4. Energy, Chemistry, and Society

5. The Water We Drink

6. Neutralizing the Threat of Acid Rain

7. The Fires of Nuclear Fission

8. Energy from Electron Transfer

9. The World of Plastics and Polymers

10. Manipulating Molecules and Designing Drugs

11. Nutrition: Food for Thought

12. Genetic Engineering and the Chemistry of Heredity

Appendix 1: Measure for Measure: Conversion Factors and Constants

Appendix 2: The Power of Exponents

Appendix 3: Clearing the Logjam

Appendix 4: Answers to Your Turn Questions Not Answered in Text

Appendix 5: Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Questions