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About the Book: Encyclopedia of Chemistry
Encyclopedia of Chemistry A useful reference providing current and accurate information on the subject for high school and college students. Comprehensive coverage includes significant discoveries in chemistry, in addition to definitions of basic terms, thought provoking essays and capsule biographies of notable scientists- all presenting a wide range of valuable information compiled into a single source. Written in an easy-to-understand format, the encylopedia articulates the importance of chemistry to society and includes summaries of notable events throughout history related to the subject.
Featuring more than 2,000 cross-referenced entries, the encylopedia includes four essays, interspersed throughout the text, that discuss compounds, the functions within a crime lab, molecular modeling and the presence of chemistry in everyday life. Enhanced by more than 150 black-and-white illustrations, photographs and charts, entries include:
Acids
Binary fusion
DNA
Electron
Hydrogen
Ion
Kinetics
Metals
Molecules
Polymerase chain reaction
Protons
Radiometric dating
Reactivity
Thermodynamics
Valence
The encylopedia also includes several helpful appendixes -bibliographies, and Web resources, a list of chemistry software, Nobel laureates related to chemistry, the Periodic Table of Elements, chemical reaction types and metals and alloys- as well as an extensive index.
About the Author: Don Rittner, Ronald A Bailey
Don Rittner has been a science writer and author for more than 30 years writing magazine articles and books about science for the general public.
Ronald Bailey, Ph.D has been assistant/ associate chair in the department of chemistry at Renseelaer Polytechnic Institute since 1991, the year after he received his Ph.D from McGill University, in Montreal.
ISBN - 9788130927183
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