عنوان

Understanding chemistry /

(Number (ISBN

1282760548

(Number (ISBN

6612760540

(Number (ISBN

9781282760547

(Number (ISBN

9786612760549

(Number (ISBN

9789812836045

(Number (ISBN

9812836047

Erroneous ISBN

9789812836038

Erroneous ISBN

9812836039

Number

b753902

Title Proper

Understanding chemistry /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

C.N.R. Rao.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Hackensack, N.J. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

World Scientific Pub. Co.,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2010.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xii, 300 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color), map (some color), portraits

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

1. Chemistry in a capsule. 1.1. What is matter made of? 1.2. What are we made of? 1.3. Let us observe chemical changes. 1.4. Let us prepare a few elemental gases. 1.5. Atomic and molecular nature of substances. 1.6. Laws of chemical combination. 1.7. Man and metals. 1.8. Classification of substances. 1.9. Electrolysis. 1.10. Carbon compounds. 1.11. States of substances. 1.12. Materials. 1.13. Similar looks but different properties. 1.14. Pure and impure. 1.15. Explosions and fireworks. 1.16. The food we eat. 1.17. Our atmostphere. 1.18. Water -- 2. Elements and the periodic table. 2.1. Modern concept of elements. 2.2. The modern atom. 2.3. Arranging elements. 2.4. The modern periodic table. 2.5. Periodic table and properties of elements. 2.6. Coming back to the story of the elements -- 3. The chemical bond. 3.1. How are chemical bonds formed? 3.2. Ionic bond. 3.3. Covalent bond. 3.4. Bond distances and bond energies. 3.5. Resonance. 3.6. Coordinate bond. 3.7. Metallic bond -- 4. Structures and shapes of molecules. 4.1. What are the factors that determine the shapes of simple molecules? 4.3. Hybridization. 4.3. Shapes of simple molecules. 4.4. Isomers. 4.5. Some complex structures and shapes. 4.6. The Hydrogen bond. 4.7. Molecules of life. 4.8. Man-made polymers -- 5. Chemical energy. 5.1. Energy changes in chemical reactions. 5.2. Nature of energy. 5.3. Heats of reactions. 5.4. Energy storage. 5.5. Energy from the sun. 5.6. Future options -- 6. Chemical reactions. 6.1. Which reactions occur? 6.2. Chemical equilibrium. 6.3. Rates of reactions. 6.4. Factors that affect reaction rates. 6.5. How reactions occur. 6.6. Some reactions. 6.7. Redox reactions (reduction-oxidation reactions). 6.8. Catalysis. 6.9. Chemical synthesis. 6.10. Supramolecular chemistry -- 7. Two chemists. Objectives. Michael Faraday. Linus Pauling.

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Text of Note

This is the international edition of Prof Rao's popular science book, an elementary introduction intended for high school students and others interested in appreciation of chemistry. Ideas and facts are presented, and a few questions raised, in order to interest the reader in the subject and to arouse curiosity. The book covers essential aspects of chemistry, features of the modern periodic table, bonding between atoms in molecules and substances, shapes and structures of molecules, metals and materials, alkalis and acids, carbon compounds, electronic structure of atoms, classification of elements, simple chemical reactions, biopolymers and man-made polymers and aspects of energy. There are also life sketches of chemists and procedures for a few experiments.

International Standard Book Number

9789812836038

International Standard Book Number

9812836039

Chemistry.

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Science & Technology.

Chemistry.

SCIENCE-- Chemistry-- General.

BIO-- 015000

SCI-- 013000

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Rao, C. N. R., (Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra),1934-

World Scientific (Firm)

Date of Transaction

20201204132540.0

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