The Chemistry Companion

ISBN-13: 9781439830888 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 195 str.

Anthony Craig Fischer-Cripps

Opis

Like the author's other companion books, The Chemistry Companion provides-high quality information in unique one- page-per-topic presentations that do not overburden and distract with excessive details. The book offers concise summaries of general chemistry concepts, easily accessible in a convenient, reader-friendly format. Suitable as an introduction or study guide, this companion presents the minimum of what readers need to know to understand the subject. It emphasizes the physics underlying chemistry. By looking at chemistry processes from a physics point of view, readers can better appreciate what is happening from the chemical perspective that is usually found in traditional chemistry books. The author focuses on the structure of matter, chemical components and bonds, the periodic table, states of matter, thermodynamics, reaction rates, carbon chemistry, biochemistry, and chemical, ionic, and electronic equilibria. Each topic is covered in a single-page outline format with just enough detail to enable a good understanding of the subject.

Spis treści

Structure of Matter. Chemical Components. Periodic Table. Chemical Bonds. States of Matter. Chemical Thermodynamics. Rates of Reaction. Chemical Equilibrium. Ionic Equilibrium. Electronic Equilibrium. Carbon Chemistry. Biochemistry. Index.

O autorze

A.C. Fischer-Cripps is the head of Fischer-Cripps Laboratories Pty Ltd., a scientific instrument company. He previously worked as a senior principal research scientist in the Division of Telecommunications and Industrial Physics at CSIRO. Dr. Fischer-Cripps has authored several companion books, including the highly praised The Physics Companion. He earned a Ph.D. in applied science from the University of Sydney.