50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know (Record no. 296197)
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| fixed length control field | 02433nam a22001697a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781848666672 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 540 BIR-C |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hayley Birch |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | 50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Quercus Publishing |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2015 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 208 p.: ill |
| 490 ## - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 01. Atoms -- 02. Elements -- 03. Isotopes -- 04.Compounds -- 05. Sticking it all together -- 06. Changing phases -- 07. Energy -- 08. Chemical reactions -- 09. Equilibrium -- 10. Thermodynamics -- 11. Acids -- 12. Catalysts -- 13. Redox -- 14. Fermentation -- 15. Cracking -- 16. Chemical synthesis -- 17. The Haber Process -- 18. Chirality -- 19. Green chemistry -- 20. Separation -- 21. Spectra -- 22. Crystallography -- 23. Electrolysis -- 24. Microfabrication -- 25. Self-assembly -- 26. Lab on a chip -- 27.Computational chemistry -- 28. Carbon -- 29. Water -- 30. Origin of life -- 31. Astrochemistry -- 32. Proteins -- 33. Enzyme action -- 34. Sugars -- 35. DNA -- 36. Biosynthesis -- 37. Photosynthesis -- 38. Chemical messengers -- 39. Petrol -- 40. Plastics -- 41. CFCs -- 42.Composites -- 43. Solar cells -- 44. Drugs -- 45. Nanotechnology -- 46. Graphene -- 47.3-D printing -- 48. Artificial muscles -- 49. Synthetic biology -- 50. Future fuels. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | hemistry is at the cutting ege of our lives. How does a silicon chip work? How can we harness natural products to combat human disease? And is it possible to create artificial muscles? Providing answers to these questions and many more, 50 Chemistry Ideas You Really Need to Know is an engaging guide to the world of chemistry. From the molecules that kick-started life itself to nanotechnology, chemistry offers some fascinating insights into our origins, as well as continuing to revolutionize life as we know it. In 50 short instalments, this accessible book discusses everything from the arguments of the key thinkers to the latest research methods, using timelines to place each theory in context - telling you all you need to know about the most important ideas in chemistry, past and present. Contents include: Thermodynamics, Catalysts, Fermentation, Green Chemistry, Separation, Chrystallography, Microfabrication, Computational Chemistry, Chemistry Occurring in Nature, Manmade Solutions: Beer, Plastic, Artificial Muscles and Hydrogen Future. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Chemistry. |
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| Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Dept. of Computational Biology and Bioinformatics | Processing Center | 08/04/2016 | 3 | 1 | 540 BIR-C | DCB2946 | 18/05/2022 | 15/01/2022 | 19/07/2019 | Book |