{"product_id":"reactions-the-private-life-of-atoms-9780199668809","title":"Reactions: The Private Life of Atoms","description":"Illustrated with remarkable new full-color images--indeed, one or more on every page--and written by one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, \u003cem\u003eReactions\u003c\/em\u003e offers a compact, pain-free tour of the inner workings of chemistry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eReactions\u003c\/em\u003e begins with the chemical formula almost everyone knows--the formula for water, H2O--a molecule with an \"almost laughably simple chemical composition.\" But Atkins shows that water is also rather miraculous--it is the only substance whose solid form is less dense than its liquid (hence ice floats in water)--and incredibly central to many chemical reactions, as it is an excellent solvent, being able to dissolve gases and many solids. Moreover, Atkins tells us that water is actually chemically aggressive, and can react with and destroy the compounds dissolved in it, and he shows us what happens at the molecular level when water turns to ice--and when it melts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving beyond water, Atkins slowly builds up a toolkit of basic chemical processes, including precipitation (perhaps the simplest of all chemical reactions), combustion, reduction, corrosion, electrolysis, and catalysis. He then shows how these fundamental tools can be brought together in more complex processes such as photosynthesis, radical polymerization, vision, enzyme control, and synthesis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeter Atkins is the world-renowned author of numerous best-selling chemistry textbooks for students. In this crystal-clear, attractively illustrated, and insightful volume, he provides a fantastic introductory tour--in just a few hundred colorful and lively pages - for anyone with a passing or serious interest in chemistry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Atkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199668809\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter Atkins is Fellow of Lincoln College, University of Oxford. He is the author of almost 60 books, which include the world-renowned textbook \u003cem\u003ePhysical Chemistry\u003c\/em\u003e, now in its ninth edition. He has also written a number of books for a general readership, including \u003cem\u003eGalileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science, The Periodic Kingdom, Molecules\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e. He has been a visiting professor in France, Israel, New Zealand, and China, and continues to lecture widely throughout the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44279188914291,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":41.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9142c5da-9fec-40e8-9b9e-5e2f284483b8.jpg?v=1770470309","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/reactions-the-private-life-of-atoms-9780199668809","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}