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Chemical Bonds

By Phillip Manning

Book information

Publisher
Chelsea House Publications
Year
2009
ISBN
0791097404, 9780791097403, 9781438118062
LCC
QD461 .M25 2008
Open Library ID
OL11149716M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (3851569 bytes)
Series
Essential Chemistry
Edition
1
Pages
141\141
Topic
Chemistry
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

Modern life is made up of a mind-boggling array of materials. A simple drinking cup, for example, might be made of Styrofoam, paper, or glass, depending on the drinker's needs at the moment. Home storage cabinets can be made of metal, wood, or plastic. Space shuttles are assembled from silicon, steel, and hundreds of other materials. All of these items owe their properties to the chemical bonds between the atoms that make up the substance. ''Chemical Bonds'' examines the nature of the chemical bonds, answering fundamental questions about how they form, how they are broken, and how they help define life as we know it.

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