Chemistry, industry, and the environment /
Lowe, James N.
Chemistry, industry, and the environment / James N. Lowe. - Dubuque, Iowa : Wm. C. Brown, c1994. - xii, 331 p. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes appendix, glossary and index.
From the beginnings of modern chemistry to Dalton's atomic theory; From molecules to the periodic table; Radioactivity and the structure of atoms; The modern atom and the periodic table; Bonding in elements and in compounds; Chemical structure and physical properties; Radiation and molecules; Acids and bases; Oxidation-reduction reactions; Reaction rates and pathways; Energy, entropy and chemical change; Energy for the 21st century; Down to earth chemistry; Metals; An introduction to organic chemistry; Organic compounds from petroleum in transportation and agriculture; Structural polymers; Carbohydrates, lipids and proteins; Informational biopolymers, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology;
9780697170873 (pbk)
Chemistry.
Environmental chemistry.
540 / L9131
Chemistry, industry, and the environment / James N. Lowe. - Dubuque, Iowa : Wm. C. Brown, c1994. - xii, 331 p. ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes appendix, glossary and index.
From the beginnings of modern chemistry to Dalton's atomic theory; From molecules to the periodic table; Radioactivity and the structure of atoms; The modern atom and the periodic table; Bonding in elements and in compounds; Chemical structure and physical properties; Radiation and molecules; Acids and bases; Oxidation-reduction reactions; Reaction rates and pathways; Energy, entropy and chemical change; Energy for the 21st century; Down to earth chemistry; Metals; An introduction to organic chemistry; Organic compounds from petroleum in transportation and agriculture; Structural polymers; Carbohydrates, lipids and proteins; Informational biopolymers, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology;
9780697170873 (pbk)
Chemistry.
Environmental chemistry.
540 / L9131
