Absolutely Small - Michael D. Fayer [1]
DOUBLE AND TRIPLE CARBON-CARBON BONDS
Chapter 15 - Beer and Soap
ALCOHOLS
ETHANOL IS A LIQUID AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, NOT A GAS
WATER MAKES HYDROGEN BONDS
WATER IS A GREAT SOLVENT
ETHANOL WILL UNDERGO CHEMICAL REACTIONS WITH OXYGEN
METHANOL IS VERY POISONOUS
SOAP
LARGE HYDROCARBONS ARE OIL AND GREASE
LARGE HYDROCARBONS CAN HAVE MANY STRUCTURES
OIL AND WATER DON’T MIX
THE STRUCTURE OF SOAP MOLECULES
Chapter 16 - Fat, It’s All About the Double Bonds
WHAT IS A FAT MOLECULE?
SATURATED AND UNSATURATED FATS
THE SHAPES OF FAT MOLECULES
SATURATED, MONOUNSATURATED, AND POLYUNSATURATED FATS
DOUBLE BONDS IN FATS MATTER
CHEMICALLY MODIFIED FATS
PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED AND HYDROGENATED FATS
HYDROGENATION OF FATS
READ THE LABEL
TRANS FATS
NATURE PRODUCES CIS FATS BUT CHEMICAL PROCESSING PRODUCES TRANS FATS
TRANS FATS CAN BE DELETERIOUS
WHEN ZERO IS ZERO
OMEGA 3 FATTY ACIDS
TRIGLYCERIDES
CHOLESTEROL
Chapter 17 - Greenhouse Gases
CARBON DIOXIDE FROM BURNING FOSSIL FUELS
BURNING METHANE: NATURAL GAS
WHAT IS A GREENHOUSE GAS?
BURNING FOSSIL FUELS PRODUCES CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON DIOXIDE IS A GREENHOUSE GAS BECAUSE OF QUANTUM MECHANICS
THE EARTH’S BLACK BODY SPECTRUM
CO GREENHOUSE EFFECT IS QUANTUM MECHANICAL
Chapter 18 - Aromatic Molecules
BENZENE: THE PROTOTYPICAL AROMATIC MOLECULE
THE BENZENE DELOCALIZED PI MOLECULAR ORBITALS
NAPHTHALENE TREATED AS A PARTICLE IN A BOX PROBLEM
Chapter 19 - Metals, Insulators, and Semiconductors
METALS
INSULATORS
SEMICONDUCTORS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
Chapter 20 - Think Quantum
EXPERIENCE TEACHES US TO UNDERSTAND THE CLASSICAL WORLD
UNDERSTANDING WHAT WE SEE AROUND US REQUIRES SOME KNOWLEDGE OF QUANTUM MECHANICS
COLOR IS A QUANTUM PHENOMENON
ENERGY LEVELS AND COLOR COME FROM THE WAVELIKE NATURE OF PARTICLES
QUANTUM PHENOMENA HOLD ATOMS TOGETHER TO MAKE MOLECULES AND DETERMINE THEIR SHAPES
CARBON DIOXIDE IS A GREENHOUSE GAS BECAUSE OF QUANTUM EFFECTS
VERY HOT OBJECTS GIVE OFF VISIBLE BLACK BODY RADIATION
ELECTRICAL HEATING IS A QUANTUM PHENOMENON
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Fayer, Michael D.
Absolutely small : how quantum theory explains our everyday world / Michael D. Fayer.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8144-1488-0
ISBN-10: 978-0-814-41491-0
1. Quantum theory—Popular works. 2. Quantum chemistry—Popular works. I. Title.
QC174.12.F379 2010
530.12—dc22
2009044707
© 2010 Michael D. Fayer.
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