Chemistry
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Keywords
Chemistry, Atoms, Molecules, Ions,Stoichiometry and the Mole, Gases, Energy, Chemical Bonds, Solids and Liquids, , Acids and Bases, Chemical Equilibrium, Oxidation and Reduction, Nuclear Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Kinetics, Chemical Thermodynamics
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Date Submitted
2014-09-01
Material Type
Open Textbook
Secondary Material Type
Institution
Pueblo Community College
Industry Partner
BCCampus
License
CC BY
Funding Source
TAACCCT Round 2
Additional Public Access
https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c7025f6b-f32b-4d0a-865e-f473d9f98fb6&contributor=&keyword=&subject=Chemistry
Abstract
The goal of this textbook is not to make you an expert. True expertise in any field is a years-long endeavor. Here I will survey some of the basic topics of chemistry. This survey should give you enough knowledge to appreciate the impact of chemistry in everyday life and, if necessary, prepare you for additional instruction in chemistry. Throughout each chapter, I present two features that reinforce the theme of the textbook—that chemistry is all around you. The first is a feature titled, appropriately, “Chemistry Is Everywhere.” Chemistry Is Everywhere” focuses on the personal hygiene products that you may use every morning: toothpaste, soap, and shampoo, among others. These products are chemicals, aren’t they? Ever wonder about the chemical reactions that they undergo to give you clean and healthy teeth or shiny hair? I will explore some of these chemical reactions in future chapters. But this feature makes it clear that chemistry is, indeed, everywhere. The other feature focuses on chemistry that you likely indulge in every day: eating and drinking. In the “Food and Drink App,” I discuss how the chemistry of the chapter applies to things that you eat and drink every day. Carbonated beverages depend on the behavior of gases, foods contain acids and bases, and we actually eat certain rocks. (Can you guess which rocks without looking ahead?) Cooking, eating, drinking, and metabolism—we are involved with all these chemical processes all the time. These two features allow us to see the things we interact with every day in a new light—as chemistry.
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations (29-0000)
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Credential Type
Other
Educational Level
1st year Community College or equivalent
2nd Year Community College or equivalent
2nd Year Community College or equivalent