Knight J., Schlager N. Science of Everyday Things: Volume 1. Real-Life Chemistry

Gale Group Staff, 2001. — 375 p.Creating a sense of real-life relevance for students, the Science of Everyday Things expands on the explanations of scientific principles and concepts using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, and presents theories in their everyday applications.
Some of the entries covered include: how osmosis is used in dehydrating fruit; how the principles of aerodynamics are applied to cars; Charles' law and the chemical reaction that sets off an airbag; how algorithms are used to figure out the NCAA playoff tournaments; and more. Each volume the Science of Everyday Things presents approximately 40-50 entries and includes photos, diagrams, sidebars containing short glossaries and interesting facts and details relating to each principle.Introduction.
Advisory board.
Measurement.
Measurement.
Temperature and Heat.
Mass, Density, and Volume.
Matter.
Properties of Matter.
Gases.
Atoms and molecules.
Atoms.
Atomic Mass.
Electrons.
Isotopes.
Ions and Ionization.
Molecules.
Elements.
Elements.
Periodic Table of Elements.
Families of Elements.
Metals.
Metals.
Alkali Metals.
Alkaline Earth Metals.
Transition Metals.
Actinides.
Lanthanides.
Ndnmetals and metalloids.
Nonmetals.
Metalloids.
Halogens.
Noble Gases.
Carbon.
Hydrogen.
Bonding and reactions.
Chemical Bonding.
Compounds.
Chemical Reactions.
Oxidation-Reduction Reactions.
Chemical Equilibrium.
Catalysts.
Acids and Bases.
Acid-Base Reactions.
Solutions and mixtures.
Mixtures.
Solutions.
Osmosis.
Distillation and Filtration.
Organic chemistry.
Organic Chemistry.
Polymers.
General subject index.