Chemistry in the Marketplace, 6th Edition

Chemicals are everywhere. Many are natural and safe, others synthetic and dangerous. Or is it the other way around? Walking through the supermarket, you might ask yourself: should I be eating organic food? Is that anti-wrinkle cream a gimmick? Is it worth buying BPA-free plastics?

This sixth edition of Chemistry in the Marketplace provides fresh explanations, fascinating facts, and funny anecdotes about the serious science in the products we buy and the resources we use. With chapters on the chemistry found in different parts of our home, in the backyard, and in the world around us, Ben Selinger and Russell Barrow explain how things work, where marketing can be deceptive, and what risks you should really be concerned about. This book might even save you some money!

With the inclusion of experiments to help apply the concepts in the text, readers with a general interest in chemistry-related disciplines, high school teachers, and university professors will find this book useful and fun.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Molecular Musings
Chapter 2 Chemistry Of Health And Risk
Chapter 3 Chemistry Of Surfaces
Chapter 4 Chemistry In The Laundry
Chapter 5 Chemistry In The Kitchen
Chapter 6 Chemistry In The Dining Room
Chapter 7 Biochemistry Of Metabolism And Sport
Chapter 8 Chemistry Of Cosmetics
Chapter 9 Chemistry In The Medicine Cabinet
Chapter 10 Chemistry Of Plastics And Glass
Chapter 11 Chemistry Of Fibres, Fabrics And Other Yarns
Chapter 12 Chemistry In The Garden
Chapter 13 Chemistry Of Hardware And Stationery
Chapter 14 Chemistry In The Swimming Pool
Chapter 15 Chemistry At The Beach
Chapter 16 Biological Effects Of Metals And Metalloids
Chapter 17 Chemistry In The Energy Sector
Chapter 18 Chemistry Of Ionising Radiation
Chapter 19 Experiments
Appendix 1: Nomenclature in chemistry
Appendix 2: Reporting amounts of material (units)
Appendix 3: Prevalence of logarithmic scales
Appendix 4: How much is safe?
Appendix 5: Phase diagrams
Appendix 6: Metal foils
Appendix 7: Metal alloys
Appendix 8: Maillard reaction
Appendix 9: Refractive index
Appendix 10: Glass transition temperature (Tg)
Appendix 11: The entropy game