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The Private Life of Atoms
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-19-966880-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 280 g

Peter Atkins captures the heart of chemistry in this book, through an innovative, closely integrated design of images and text, and his characteristically clear, precise, and economical exposition. Explaining the processes involved in chemical reactions, he begins by introducing a 'tool kit' of basic reactions, such as precipitation, corrosion, and catalysis, and concludes by showing how these building blocks are brought together in more complex processes such as
photosynthesis, to provide a concise and intellectually rewarding introduction to the private life of atoms.

Zielgruppe

Ideal for chemistry enthusiasts who are familiar with Peter's previous trade books. It also provides a novel and valuable introduction to chemical reactions for students and will be of interest to educators in chemistry.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Atkins, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Chemische Reaktionen, Katalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
A preliminary comment: water
The basic tools
1: Matter falling out (Precipitation)
2: Protons in transit (Neutralization)
3: Buring in air (Combustion)
4: Back to basics (Reduction)
5: Electrons in transit (Redox)
6: Forcing change electrically (Electrolysis)
7: Electricity from chemistry (Electrochemistry)
8: The death of metal (Corrosion)
9: Civil partnerships (Lewis acid-base reactions)
10: Changing partners (Complex substitution)
11: Marriage broking (Catalysis)
12: Divorce and reconciliation (Radical recombination)
Assembling the workshop
13: Stringing along (Radical polymerization)
14: Snapping together (Condensation polymerization)
15: Sniffing out nuclei (Nucleophilic substitution)
16: Sniffing out electrons (Electrophilic substitution)
17: Proton accelerators (Acid catalysis)
18: Basic instincts (Base catalysis)
19: adding up (Addition)
20: Taking away (Elimination)
21: Carbon footprints (The Wittig reaction)
22: Networking opportunities (The Friedel-Crafts reaction)
23: Dark matter (Photocromism)
24: Irritating atmospheres (Photochemical smog)
25: Seeing the light (Vision)
26: Green chemistry
Building for design
27: Food for thought (Enzyme control)
28: Grand designs (Synthesis)
A retrospective: bringing it all together
Glossary
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Atkins, Peter
Peter Atkins is Fellow of Lincoln College, University of Oxford. He is the author of almost 60 books, which include the world-renowned textbook Physical Chemistry (published in ist ninth edition in November 2009). His other textbooks include Inorganic Chemistry: Chemical Principles and Molecular Quantum Mechanics. He has also written a number of books for a general readership, including Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science, The Periodic Kingdom, Molecules, and The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction. He has been a visiting professor in France, Israel, New Zealand, and China, and continues to lecture widely throughout the world.

Peter Atkins is the author of about 70 books, including the world-renowned and widely used Physical Chemistry, now in its 10th edition. He won the Grady-Stack award for science journalism in 2016. After graduating from the University of Leicester and a post-doctoral year in the University of California, Los Angeles, he returned to Oxford in 1965 as Fellow of Lincoln College and University Lecturer (later Professor) in physical chemistry. He retired in 2007,
but continues to write and lecture worldwide.