Reactions: The private life of atoms - Hardcover

Atkins, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199695121 ISBN 13: 9780199695126

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2011

Synopsis

Through an innovative, closely integrated design of images and text, and his characteristically clear, precise, and economical exposition, Peter Atkins explains the processes involved in chemical reactions. He begins by introducing a 'tool kit' of basic reactions, such as precipitation, corrosion, and catalysis, and concludes by showing how these building blocks are brought together in more complex processes such as photosynthesis.

About this title

Review:

the perfect antidote to science phobia. (Booklist)

About the Author:

Peter Atkins is Fellow of Lincoln College, University of Oxford. He is the author of almost 60 books, which include the world-renowned textbook Physical Chemistry (published in its ninth edition in November 2009). His other textbooks include Inorganic Chemistry: Chemical Principles and Molecular Quantum Mechanics. He has also written a number of books for a general readership, including Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science, The Periodic Kingdom, Molecules, and The Laws of Thermodynamics: A Very Short Introduction. He has been a visiting professor in France, Israel, New Zealand, and China, and continues to lecture widely throughout the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0199695121
• ISBN 13: 9780199695126
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200