TY - BOOK AU - Joesten, Melvin AU - Hogg, John TI - The world of chemistry SN - 9789814369725 [paperback] PY - 2012/// CY - Andover PB - Cengage Learning KW - Chemistry N1 - "An extensive revision."; Contents: Chapter 1: Living in a world of chemistry -- Chapter 2: The chemical view of matter -- Chapter 3: Atoms and the periodic table -- Chapter 4: The air we breathe -- Chapter 5: Chemical bonding and states of matter -- Chapter 6: Carbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect -- Chapter 7: Chlorofluorocarbons and the ozone layer -- Chapter 8: Chemical reactivity: Chemicals in action -- Chapter 9: Acid-base reactions -- Chapter 10: Oxidation-reduction reactions -- Chapter 11: Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink? -- Chapter 12: Energy and hydrocarbons -- Chapter 13: Nuclear changes and nuclear power -- Chapter 14: Organic chemicals and polymers -- Chapter 15: The chemistry of life -- Chapter 16: Nutrition: the basis of healthy living -- Chapter 17: Chemistry and medicine -- Chapter 18: The chemistry of useful materials -- Chapter 19: Feeding the world; Adult ER -