John Emsley

Chemistry at Home (eBook, ePUB)

Exploring the Ingredients in Everyday Products

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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. And yet most of us know little about the ingredients they contain and why they deliver the benefits we enjoy.
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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RSC
• Seitenzahl: 395
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782626374
• Artikelnr.: 44763684

Inhaltsangabe

Medicine chest
Utility room
Bathroom
The Desk
Toilet
The Cupboard under the Stairs
Bedroom
Kitchen
Dining room
Living room
Garage
Garden shed
Glossary