CHM 151: Chemistry Around Us

by Erin Avram

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Chemistry Around Us is a chemistry course designed for non-majors to explore the basics of chemistry and how it relates to the world around us, particularly in the context of climate change, water chemistry and nuclear chemistry.

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Publisher
Cleveland State University
Subjects
Chemistry
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Tweens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. 1: TitlePage
  3. TitlePage
  4. 1: Creating Accounts
  5. InfoPage
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Licensing
  8. 1: Properties and Measurement of Matter
  9. 1.1: Classification and Properties of Matter
  10. 1.2: All About the Elements
  11. 1.3: Measuring Matter
  12. 1.4: Unit Conversions
  13. 1.5: Density
  14. 1.6: Temperature
  15. 2: Naming and Structure of Compounds
  16. 2.1: Subatomic Particles - Electrons, Protons, and Neutrons
  17. 2.2: Atomic Number and Mass Number
  18. 2.3: Isotopes
  19. 2.4: The Importance of Ions to a Chemist
  20. 2.5: Lewis Dot and Bonding
  21. 2.6: Ionic Formula Writing
  22. 2.7: Covalent Bonding and Formula Writing
  23. 2.8: Molar Mass to Mole Conversions
  24. 2.9: Chemical Equations
  25. 3: Gases and Climate Change
  26. 3.1: The Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases
  27. 3.2: The Simple Gas Laws
  28. 3.3: Earth's Atmosphere- Divisions and Composition
  29. 3.4: Outdoor Air Pollution
  30. 3.5: Greenhouse Gases
  31. 3.6: Stratospheric Ozone- Earth's Vital Shield
  32. 3.7: Consequences of Climate Change
  33. 4: Chemistry of Water
  34. 4.1: Water Cycle Part 1
  35. 4.2: Water Cycle Part 2
  36. 4.3: EPA's Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Standards
  37. 4.4: Acid Rain and Water Hardness
  38. 4.5: Sanitation of Drinking Water
  39. 4.6: Flint Water Crisis
  40. 5: Nuclear Chemistry
  41. 5.1: The Discovery of Radiation
  42. 5.2: Types of Radiation
  43. 5.3: Ionizing Radiation and Non-ionizing Radiation
  44. 5.4: The Basics of Skin Cancer
  45. 5.5: Calculating Half-Life
  46. 5.6: Applications of Nuclear Chemistry
  47. 5.6.1: Using Nuclear Science to Diagnose Disease
  48. 5.6.2: Therapeutic Radiation
  49. 5.6.3: Non-medical Applications of Nuclear Science
  50. 5.6.4: Uses and Consequences of Nuclear Energy
  51. 5.6.5: Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
  52. 5.6.6: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
  53. 5.6.7: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
  54. 5.6.8: Nuclear Bombs
  55. Back Matter
  56. Index
  57. Detailed Licensing
  58. Detailed Licensing