Reactions : an illustrated exploration of elements, molecules, and change in the universe
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- ISBN: 9780316391221
- ISBN: 0316391220
- ISBN: 9780316508742
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Physical Description:
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vii, 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm - Edition: First hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Hachette Book Group, [2017]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Chemistry is magic. Is that really magic? ; Ancient magic was mostly chemistry ; The reactions I remember from when I was but a wee lad -- Atoms, elements, molecules, reactions. What is a molecule? ; What force holds molecules together? ; What is a chemical reaction? ; Energy ; Follow the energy ; The arrow of time ; Entropy -- Fantastic reactions and where to find them. In the classroom ; In the kitchen ; In the lab ; In a factory ; On the street ; In you -- On the origin of light and color. Absorbing light ; Emitting light ; The ancient Chinese art of chemical arranging -- The boring chapter. Watching paint dry ; Watching grass grow ; Watching water boil -- The need for speed. Weathering ; Fire ; Fast fire ; Really fast fire ; The fastest reaction of all. |
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