Chemistry at Home
«We should all have a copy on our shelves - it is very browsable, and you never know when some of the many bits of information it contains will come in handy»
Simon Cotton, Chemistry World
Hand cream, detergent, shower gel, toothpaste, toilet cleaner, air freshener, lipstick, perfume, low-fat spread, painkiller, diet drink, insect repellent… hundreds of everyday products that make our lives so much better than those of our forebears. Les mer
Some people find it worrying when they examine the list of ingredients on a packaging label, because all they read may be unintelligible names or E numbers. It appears to be just chemicals, chemicals, chemicals. The aim of this book is to examine the ingredients more closely and explain the reasons for their being used.
Start reading and stop worrying.
Chemistry at Home has been written by award-winning popular science writer and chemist, John Emsley, using non-technical language. The book has 12 chapters, each devoted to the kinds of products we are likely to find around the home, including in the garage and the garden shed. Chemistry at Home also includes a glossary which gives more technical information about the molecules mentioned in the book.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 395
- ISBN
- 9781849739405
- Utgivelsesår
- 2015
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«We should all have a copy on our shelves - it is very browsable, and you never know when some of the many bits of information it contains will come in handy»
Simon Cotton, Chemistry World
«'an outstanding book by British chemist John Emsley'»
Joe Schwarcz, CJAD 800 radio