{"product_id":"strange-chemistry-9781119265269","title":"Strange Chemistry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book opens the audience's eyes to the extraordinary scientific secrets hiding in everyday objects. Helping readers increase chemistry knowledge in a fun and entertaining way, the book is perfect as a supplementary textbook or gift to curious professionals and novices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Appeals to a modern audience of science lovers by discussing multiple examples of chemistry in everyday life\u003cbr\u003e Addresses compounds that affect everyone in one way or another: poisons, pharmaceuticals, foods, and illicit drugs; thereby evoking a powerful emotional response which increases interest in the topic at hand\u003cbr\u003e Focuses on edgy types of stories that chemists generally tend to avoid so as not to paint chemistry in a bad light; however, these are the stories that people find interesting\u003cbr\u003e Provides detailed and sophisticated stories that increase the reader's fundamental scientific knowledge\u003cbr\u003e Discusses complex topics in an engaging and accessible manner, providing the how and why that\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Behind every chemist is a teacher who, by their enthusiasm, has made the subject interesting to his or her pupils. Dr. Farmer is such a teacher who has gone to great pains to make his subject relevant to his audience … The author has composed over a hundred articles on various topics across the whole spectrum of chemistry ranging from the initial chapter on the nature of the chemical bond to the composition of road asphalt … [this book] should be possessed by every chemistry teacher and I cannot recommend it too highly.” \u003cb\u003eChromatographia, December 2017\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A chemistry professor teaches “the stories your chemistry teachers wouldn’t tell you” through short, accessible lessons on drugs, deadly household items, mysteries of ordinary objects, and more … Each lesson is no more than a few pages long and successfully shows how relevant chemistry is in everyday life …The short sections and accessible language will keep readers’ attention, and the frequent addition of molecular structures could be a useful addition to chemistry courses. An engaging chemistry lesson that also serves as an encyclopedia to understanding the world around us.” \u003cb\u003eKirkus, January 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"The book is definitely recommended for chemists at all levels and to their students.\" \u003cb\u003eDansk Kemi, October 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 If You Do Not Know Any Chemistry, This Chapter Is For You 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRepresenting Atoms and Molecules in Chemistry 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeurotransmitters 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntermolecular Forces 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 The Only True Aphrodisiac and Other Chemical Extremes 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeath Is ItsWithdrawal Symptom! 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Number One Cause of Liver Failure in the United States? 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Most Addictive Substance Known 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Million Times DeadlierThan Cyanide 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Most Abused Drug in the United States 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Only Known Aphrodisiac? 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Most Consumed Psychoactive Substance 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40,000 Tons of Aspirin 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Bitter Is the Bitterest? 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e$62.5 Trillion per Gram 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Most Abundant Source of Air Pollution? 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere DidThat Rash Come From? 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItWould Take an Elephant on a Pencil 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Largest Industrial Accident inWorld History 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Most Important Chemical Reaction? 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Poisons in Everyday Things 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Is Antifreeze Lethal? 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAqua Dots:What a Difference a Carbon Makes! 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can Visine Kill You? 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeath by BENGAY  70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Is in 93% of People in the United States 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dreaded…Apricot Pits? 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoney Intoxication 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe DMSO Patient 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeadly Helium Balloons 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 2007 Pet Food Recall 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMercury in Vaccines and Eye Drops? 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheWorld’s Deadliest Frog 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeaded Candy 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy not Drink “Real” Root Beer? 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Killer Fog 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNail Polish or Nail Poison? 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGame Board Danger 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Molecule Killed “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Parents? 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeadly Popcorn 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvenWater Can Be Poisonous 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Why Old Books Smell Good and Other Mysteries of Everyday Objects 113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Smell of Old Books and the Hidden Vanilla Extract Underworld 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThat Smell Is You! 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElectric Blue 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheWorld’s Most Abundant Organic Compound 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChalk Used to Be Alive 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecaffeinated? Try Deflavored! 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBad Blood 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem with Dry Cleaning 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Smell of Dead Fish 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Make a Spark 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe “New Car Smell” 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Gecko Cannot Stick to It! 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Are Day Glow Colors and Highlighter Pens So Bright? 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Your White Clothes Are not Really White? 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Can a Spray-on Sunscreen Be Dangerous? 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere Is Ink inThat Paper 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVomit and Sunless Tanners 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormaldehyde: Funerals, Flooring, and Outer Space 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Bath Salts and Other Drugs of Abuse 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Are the Dangers of Bath Salts? 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat to Do If YouWant Your Skin to Turn Blue 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Flesh-Rotting Street Drug 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Does a Breathalyzer Detect a Blood Alcohol Level? 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Become a Brewery 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHowWas a Painkiller Used to Free Hostages? 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Secret Ingredient in Coca-Cola  173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Is Crack Cocaine So Addicting? 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCocaine Smuggling versus MethamphetamineManufacture 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Basic Common Ingredient Is Needed toMake the Drugs Vicodin , Percocet , Oxycontin , and Percodan ? 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrug Money Is Right 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Percentage of Americans Use Prescription Drugs? 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre You Ready for Powdered Alcohol? 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcstasy Is Ruining the Rain Forests 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Are Moldy Bread, Migraine Headaches, LSD, and the Salem Witch Trials All Related? 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Why Oil Is Such a Big Part of Our Lives 201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Substance Is Used to Make 80% of All Pharmaceuticals? 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Do ScientistsThink Oil Comes From Fossilized Plants and Animals? 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Is Oil Made? 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Is Most of the Carbon in theWorld? 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe MostWidely Recycled Material in the United States 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Material Is Used to Make Asphalt? 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Oil Helped to Save theWhales 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 WhyJuniorMints Are Shiny and Other Weird Facts about Your Food 217\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Is Gum Chewy? 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Problem with Gummi Bears 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the EasiestWay to Peel a Tomato? 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnotherWay to Eat Insect Parts! 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Is High Fructose Corn Syrup More Consumed than\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSugar? 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Causes Rancid Butter to Stink? 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Does Mint Make Your Mouth Feel “Cold?” 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt Is Probably Not Really Fresh Squeezed 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Are Viruses Added to Some Sandwich Meat? 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Margarine Made From? 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Are Junior Mints Shiny? 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 The Radioactive Banana and Other Examples of Natural Radioactivity 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Does the Helium We Use in Balloons Come From? 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Was the First Person to Win Two Nobel Prizes? 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Is the Radioactive Material in YOUR House? 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhich Elements Were First Detected in Radioactive Fallout from a Nuclear Bomb? 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadioactivity in Wrist watches, Exit Signs, and H-Bombs 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Earth Is One Giant Nuclear Reactor 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Nuclear Reactors “Natural”? 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre Your Gemstones Radioactive? 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadon: The Radioactive Gas in Your Home 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Radioactive Banana 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Chemistry Is Explosive! 277\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Do BulletsWork? 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is the Most Commonly Used Explosive in North\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmerica? 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Non-nuclear Substance Is the Most Explosive? 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Poison Is Used as an Explosive in Airbags? 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExplosive Heart Medicine 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Chemistry in Breaking Bad and Other Popular Culture 291\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Does Methamphetamine Act as a Stimulant? 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is “Pseudo,” and How Is It Related toMethamphetamine? 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Ricin? 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Thalidomide Disaster 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Phosphine Gas, and Why Is It a PotentialMurder Weapon? 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcetylcholine, Pesticides, and Nerve Gas 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Why You Should Not Use Illegally Made Drugs: The Organic Chemistry Reason 315\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy You Shouldn’t Use Illegally Made Drugs 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Tragic Case of the Frozen Addicts 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 326\u003c\/p\u003e Index 327","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407023579479,"sku":"9781119265269","price":38.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119265269.jpg?v=1730497909","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strange-chemistry-9781119265269","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}