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Atoms, molecules, and compounds
Title:
Atoms, molecules, and compounds
Author:
Manning, Phillip, 1936-
ISBN:
9780791095348
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c2008.
Physical Description:
137 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Series:
Essential chemistry
Series Title:
Essential chemistry
Contents:
Meet the atom -- The quantum model -- The nucleus -- The electrons -- The elements -- Chemical reactions : making molecules -- Chemical bonds -- Common compounds, uncommon results.
Abstract:
Discusses what atoms are and how they were discovered and explores reactions between atoms, the properties of the resulting molecule, and the importance of the interactions between molecules to life on Earth.