The 100 most important chemical compounds a reference guide /
What is a chemical compound? Compounds are substances that are two or more elements combined together chemically in a standard proportion by weight. Compounds are all around us - they include familiar things, such as water, and more esoteric substances, such as triuranium octaoxide, the most commonl...
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| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Greenwood Press,
2007.
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| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess |
| Summary: | What is a chemical compound? Compounds are substances that are two or more elements combined together chemically in a standard proportion by weight. Compounds are all around us - they include familiar things, such as water, and more esoteric substances, such as triuranium octaoxide, the most commonly occurring natural source for uranium. This reference guide gives us a tour of 100 of the most important, common, unusual, and intriguing compounds known to science. Each entry gives an extensive explanation of the composition, molecular formula, and chemical properties of the compound. In addition. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 326 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780313080579 (electronic bk.) 0313080577 (electronic bk.) |