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1 online resource (xxvi, 326 pages) : 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 Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317) and index Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: What is a chemical compound? -- Types of chemical compounds -- Organic and inorganic compounds -- Ionic and molecular compounds -- Naming compounds -- Molecular and structural formulas -- Entry format -- Acetic acid -- Acetone -- Acetylene -- Acetylsalicylic acid -- Adenine -- Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) -- Adipic acid -- Aluminum(III) oxide Al2O3 -- Ammonia -- Ascorbic acid -- Aspartame -- Benzene -- Benzoic acid -- Biphenyl and PCBs -- Butane -- B

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Author

Myers, Richard L. (Richard Leroy), 1951-

Publisher

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781282558823

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Chemistry, Engineering