| International Standard Book Number |
9780063394629
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| International Standard Book Number |
0063394626
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
572
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| Personal Name |
Uchegbu, Ijeoma F., author.
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| Title Statement |
Chain reaction : how chemistry shapes us and our world / Ijeoma Uchegbu.
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| Edition Statement |
First US edition.
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| Imprint |
?20
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| Imprint |
New York, NY : Mariner Books, [2026]
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| Physical Description |
306 pages ; 24 c
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| General Note |
Originally published in Great Britain in 2026 by Hodder Pres
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-297) and inde
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Introduction: Chemistry is everywhere and everywhere is chemistry -- Our bodies: Why you and I are walking chemical reactions -- Food: Breaking down the stuff on our plates -- Cosmetics: How chemistry's colours can change how we look and feel -- Clothing and jewellery: The art and science of draping, decorating, shielding and sparkling -- Plastics: Why we are hopelessly hooked on the plastic chemical bond -- Pollutants: The bits of chemistry we do not want -- Glue: The sticky chemistry that holds us together -- Buildings: The materials that hold up our homes -- Medicines: Chemistry at the edge of life -- The end: The chemistry of death and dying -- Epilogue: Why chemistry always matter
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| Summary, Etc. |
Explores the role of chemistry in everyday life through discussions of molecular bonds and their influence on food, medicine, materials, biology, and technology. Drawing on examples from the natural world and human-made objects, the author explains chemical concepts including molecular structures, DNA, emulsions, and persistent chemicals while examining the connections between chemistry and daily experience
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Chemistry Popular work
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Biochemistry Popular work
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Human body Composition Popular work
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Molecule
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Chemical bond
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Materials scienc
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Informational works.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Popular works.
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