Chemistry for Dummies

Chemistry for Dummies

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We’re all natural born chemists. Every time we cook, clean, take a shower, drive a car, use a solvent, such as fingernail polish remover, or perform any of the countless everyday activities that involve complex chemical reactions we’re doing chemistry. You might even say that we’re all participating in a grand chemistry experiment that started with the first human who mixed pigments to do a cave painting. Why do so many of us desperately resist learning chemistry when we’re young? Maybe it has something to do with the way it’s taught in school. <p>Now there’s a fun, easy way to learn basic chemistry. Whether you’re studying chemistry in school and you’re looking for a little help making sense of what’s being taught in class, or you’re just into learning new things for their own sake, <i>Chemistry For Dummies</i> gets you rolling with all the basics of matter and energy, atoms and molecules, acids and bases, and much more. In no time you’ll:</p> <ul> <li>Understand atomic structure and function</li> <li>Use the Periodic Table of elements</li> <li>Know what happens when matter changes from one state to another</li> <li>Explore ionic and covalent bonding</li> <li>Get a handle on chemical reactions</li> <li>Perform simple chemistry calculations</li> <li>Understand acids, bases, pHs, antacids, and gases</li> <li>Make sense Boyle’s Law, Avrogadro’s Law and other key laws in chemistry</li> </ul> <p>Packed with examples of chemistry in action in everyday life, <i>Chemistry For Dummies</i> is a fascinating exploration of broad range of topics in chemistry, including:</p> <ul> <li>States of matter, from the macroscopic to the microscopic</li> <li>Understanding how the elements are arranged in the Periodic Table</li> <li>Nuclear chemistry, radioactivity and radioactive decay</li> <li>Positive and negative ions and ionic compounds</li> <li>Covalent bonding in covalent compounds</li> <li>Chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, and electrochemistry</li> <li>The mole and how it’s used to calculate chemical reactions</li> <li>Great serendipitous discoveries in chemistry</li> <li>Environmental chemistry</li> </ul> <p>Written in plain English and requiring only basic math, <i>Chemistry For Dummies</i> puts you on the fast track to mastering the basics of chemistry.</p>