CHEM 150: Exploring Our Chemical Environment

by Tara Bunag

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Chemical perspective of environmental topics including acid rain and global warming. Basic chemical principles are developed in order to understand such items as conventional, nuclear, and alternative energy sources, air and water pollution, fertilizers, pesticides, food preservatives, genetic engineering, and medicines and drugs.

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Modesto Junior College
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Chemistry
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Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. 1: Introduction to Chemistry
  6. 1.1: What is Chemistry?
  7. 1.2: Using the Scientific Method
  8. 1.3: Pure and Applied Research
  9. 1.4: Classification and Properties of Matter
  10. 1.5: Applying Properties - MSDS
  11. 1.5.01: Applying Properties - MSDS
  12. 1.5.1: Applying Properties - MSDS/SDS
  13. 1.6: All About the Elements
  14. 2: The Mathematics of Chemistry
  15. 2.1: Measuring Matter
  16. 2.2: Dimensional Analysis
  17. 2.3: Density
  18. 2.4: Temperature
  19. 2.E: The Mathematics of Chemistry (Exercises)
  20. 3: Atoms and the Periodic Table
  21. 3.1: Basic Atomic Theory
  22. 3.2: Development of the Modern Periodic Table
  23. 3.3: Subatomic Particles - Electrons, Protons, and Neutrons
  24. 3.4: Atomic Mass and Atomic Number
  25. 3.5: Isotopes
  26. 3.6: The Importance of Ions to a Chemist
  27. 3.E: Atoms and the Periodic Table (Exercises)
  28. 4: Valence Electrons and Bonding
  29. 4.1: Atomic Models of the Twentieth Century
  30. 4.2: Understanding Atomic Spectra
  31. 4.3: Atomic Spectroscopy Applications
  32. 4.4: Predicting Ion Charges
  33. 4.5: Lewis Dot and Bonding
  34. 4.6: Ionic Formula Writing
  35. 4.7: Applications and Solubility of Ionic Compounds
  36. 4.8: Covalent Bonding and Formula Writing
  37. 4.9: Free Radicals and the Environment
  38. 4.10: Free Radicals and Health
  39. 4.11: Applications and Solubility of Covalent Compounds
  40. 4.12: Drug Study
  41. 4.13: Arrhenius Acids and Bases
  42. 4.E: Valence Electrons and Bonding (Exercises)
  43. 5: Basics of Nuclear Science
  44. 5.1: The Discovery of Radiation
  45. 5.2: The Electromagnetic Spectrum
  46. 5.3: Types of Radiation
  47. 5.4: Ionizing Radiation and Non-ionizing Radiation
  48. 5.5: The Basics of Skin Cancer
  49. 5.6: Measuring Radiation
  50. 5.7: Calculating Half-Life
  51. 5.8: Using Nuclear Science to Diagnose Disease
  52. 5.9: Therapeutic Radiation
  53. 5.10: Non-medical Applications of Nuclear Science
  54. 5.E: Basics of Nuclear Science (Exercises)
  55. 6: Nuclear Weapons- Fission and Fusion
  56. 6.1: The History and Basics of Fission
  57. 6.2: The Manhattan Project - Prewar
  58. 6.3: The Manhattan Project - Labs and Fuel
  59. 6.4: The Manhattan Project - Critical Mass and Bomb Construction
  60. 6.5: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  61. 6.6: Aftermath of Bombings
  62. 6.7: Fusion
  63. 6.8: Fallout and Weapons Testing
  64. 6.9: Additional Readings and Media Fun
  65. 6.E: Nuclear Weapons- Fission and Fusion (Exercises)
  66. 7: Nuclear Energy
  67. 7.1: Sharing and Monitoring Nuclear Technology
  68. 7.2: Generating Electricity
  69. 7.3: Powering the United States
  70. 7.4: Generating Electricity by Using Fission
  71. 7.5: United States Commercial Nuclear Power Reactors
  72. 7.6: South Carolina Energy
  73. 7.7: Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
  74. 7.8: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
  75. 7.9: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
  76. 7.10: Storing and Transporting Nuclear Waste Materials
  77. 7.11: New Generation Nuclear Reactors
  78. 7.E: Nuclear Energy (Exercises)
  79. 8: Water chemistry
  80. 8.1: Water Cycle
  81. 8.2: EPA's Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Standards
  82. 8.3: Biological Contamination of Water
  83. 8.4: Chemical Contamination of Water
  84. 8.5: Water Concentration Units
  85. 8.6: Sanitation of Drinking Water
  86. 8.7: Fluoridation of Water
  87. 8.8: Other Water treatment processes
  88. 8.9: Sanitizing water while traveling
  89. 8.10: Bottled Water Basics
  90. 8.11: Love Canal Case Study
  91. 8.12: Flint River Case Study
  92. 9: Organic Chemistry
  93. 9.1: Introduction to Organic Chemistry
  94. 9.2: Alkanes
  95. 9.3: Alkenes
  96. 9.4: Alkynes
  97. 9.5: Cyclics
  98. 9.6: Isomers
  99. 9.7: Hydrogenation
  100. 9.8: Functional Group introduction
  101. 9.9: Aromatics
  102. 9.10: Alcohols
  103. 9.11: Ethers
  104. 9.12: Carbonyl Friends
  105. 9.13: Amines and Thiols
  106. 9.E: Organic Chemistry (Exercises)
  107. 10: Pharmaceuticals
  108. 10.1: Chemotherapy
  109. 10.2: Side Effects and Warnings
  110. 10.3: Allergy and Cold Meds
  111. 10.4: Combination Medications
  112. 10.5: Stomach Medicine
  113. 10.6: DEA and Controlled Substances
  114. 10.7: Narcotics
  115. 10.8: Basics of Neurotransmitters
  116. 10.9: Antianxiety Medications
  117. 10.10: Amphetamines
  118. 10.11: Antipsychotic medication
  119. 10.12: Analgesics
  120. 10.13: Narcotic Analgesics
  121. 10.14: Antidepressant medications
  122. 11: Introduction to Chemical Reactions
  123. 11.1: Prelude to Introduction to Chemical Reactions
  124. 11.2: The Law of Conservation of Matter
  125. 11.3: Chemical Equations
  126. 11.4: Quantitative Relationships Based on Chemical Equations
  127. 11.5: Some Types of Chemical Reactions
  128. 11.E: Introduction to Chemical Reactions (Exercises)
  129. 11.S: Introduction to Chemical Reactions (Summary)
  130. 12: Quantities in Chemical Reactions
  131. 12.1: Prelude to Quantities in Chemical Reactions
  132. 12.2: The Mole
  133. 12.3: Atomic and Molar Masses
  134. 12.4: Mole-Mass Conversions
  135. 12.5: Mole-Mole Relationships in Chemical Reactions
  136. 12.6: Mole-Mass and Mass-Mass Problems
  137. 12.E: Quantities in Chemical Reactions (Exercise)
  138. 12.S: Quantities in Chemical Reactions (Summary)
  139. 13: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
  140. 13.1: Prelude to Solids, Liquids, and Gases
  141. 13.2: Intermolecular Interactions
  142. 13.3: Solids and Liquids
  143. 13.4: Gases and Pressure
  144. 13.5: Gas Laws
  145. 13.E: Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Exercises)
  146. 13.S: Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Summary)
  147. 14: Solutions
  148. 14.1: Prelude to Solutions
  149. 14.2: Solutions
  150. 14.3: Concentration
  151. 14.4: The Dissolution Process
  152. 14.5: Properties of Solutions
  153. 14.E: Solutions (Exercises)
  154. 14.S: Solutions (Summary)
  155. 15: Acids and Bases
  156. 15.1: Prelude to Acids and Bases
  157. 15.2: Arrhenius Definition of Acids and Bases
  158. 15.3: Brønsted-Lowry Definition of Acids and Bases
  159. 15.4: Water - Both an Acid and a Base
  160. 15.5: The Strengths of Acids and Bases
  161. 15.6: Buffers
  162. 15.E: Acids and Bases (Exercises)
  163. 15.S: Acids and Bases (Summary)
  164. 16: Examples of Final Project
  165. 16.1: Amphetamines and the Brain
  166. 16.2: Great Pacific Garbage Patch
  167. 16.3: Sorting Recyclable Plastics by Density
  168. 16.4: Solubility and Pollution
  169. 16.5: Radiation Contamination from Fukushima
  170. 16.6: pH of Chesapeake Bay
  171. 16.7: 18-F fluorodeoxyglucose and Atherosclerotic Plaque
  172. Student Project
  173. Back Matter
  174. 1: Unit 1
  175. Index
  176. Index
  177. Glossary