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• ISBN: 0471415758 (acid-free paper)
• ISBN: 9780471415756 (acid-free paper)
• Physical Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
• Edition: 4th ed.
• Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley, c2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

An Introduction to Chemistry: Turning on the Light -- Atoms and Elements: The Building Blocks of Chemistry -- Chemical Bonding: Ionic and Covalent Compounds -- Discovering the Secrets of the Nucleus: From a Photographic Mystery to the Atomic Bomb -- Harnessing the Secrets of the Nucleus: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Medicine, and a Nuclear Calendar -- Introduction to Organic Chemistry: The Power of Hydrocarbons -- Petroleum: The Driving Force of Energy -- Working with Chemistry: Food, Fuel, and Energy -- Arithmetic of Chemistry: Concentrating on Pollution -- Acids and Bases: If it Tastes Sour it Must be an Acid -- Oxidation and Reduction: The Electricity of Chemistry -- Solids, Liquids, and Especially Gases: The States of Matter -- Surfactants: Soaps and Detergents: Cleaning Up with Chemistry -- Chemicals, Pollution, and the Environment: The Meaning of Pollution -- Fats and Oils: The Triglycerides We Eat -- Carbohydrates: Food for Thought -- Proteins: First Among Equals -- The Chemistry of Heredity: Molecular Genetics -- Vitamins, Minerals, and Additives: Micronutrients and Other Food Chemicals -- Poisons, Toxins, Hazards, and Risks: What's Safe and What Isn't -- Polymers and Plastics: The Plastic Age -- Cosmetics and Personal Care: Looking Good and Smelling Nice with Chemistry -- Medicines and Drugs: Chemicals and the Mind.

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Chemistry.
Química.