| Description |
viii, 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. The basic tools. A preliminary remark : water and friends -- Matter falling out -- Give and take -- Burns night -- Back to basics -- Two hands clapping -- Electric occurrence -- The generation game -- The death of metal -- Civil partnerships -- Changing partners -- Marriage broking -- Divorce and reconciliation -- pt. II. Assembling the workshop. Stringing along -- Snapping together -- Missile deployment -- Electronic warfare -- Fasteners -- Zippers -- Adding up -- Taking away -- Carbon footprints -- Networking opportunities -- pt. III. Making light work. Dark matter -- Irritating atmospheres -- Seeing the light -- Green chemistry -- pt. IV. Building by design. Food for thought -- Grand designs -- pt. V. Economizing. |
| Summary |
Uses illustrations to discuss the various chemical reactions, both simple and complex, between atoms and molecules. |
| Subject |
Chemical reactions.
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| ISBN |
9780199695126 (hbk.) |
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0199695121 (hbk.) |
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