Chemistry in Context

1 Portable Electronics: The Periodic Table in the Palm of Your Hand2 The Air We Breathe3 Radiation from the Sun4 Climate Change5 Energy from Combustion6 Energy from Alternative Sources7 Energy Storage8 Water Everywhere: A Most Precious Resource9 The World of Polymers and Plastics 10 Brewing and Chewing11 Nutrition12 Health and Medicine13 Genes and Life14 Who Killed Dr. Thompson? A Forensic MysteryAppendixes Appendix 1: Measure for Measure - Conversion Factors and ConstantsAppendix 2: The Power of ExponentsAppendix 3: Clearing the LogjamAppendix 4: Answers to Your Turn Questions Not Answered in the TextAppendix 5: Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Questions