W.H. Freeman and Company, N.Y. Malicorne sur Sarthe, 72, Pays de la Loire, France 2006 Book condition, Etat : Très Bon paperback, editor's illustrated red wrappers In-4 1 vol. - 98 pages
few black and white illustrations second edition (2006) Contents, Chapitres : Contents, iii, Text, 95 pages - Atoms, molecules, elements, compounds, mixtures and states of matter - Physical and chemical change - The internal working of atoms and molecules - Hydrocarbons and fossil fuels - Carbon's elemental forms, addition polymers and substituted hydrocarbons - The oxygen-containing organic compounds we drink, smell and taste - Minerals, carbohydrates, fats and oils - The chemistry of medicine and clothing - Nucleic acids, proteins and hormones - Vitamins, food additives, pesticides and more - Chemistry in water : Salts, acids and bases - Batteries, fuel cells and the hydrogen economy : Oxidation and reduction - Water source, pollution and purification - Air pollution - Stratospheric chemistry and the ozone layer - Global warning and the Greenhouse effect - The core of matter : Radioactivity, nuclear energy and solar energy fine copy, no markings