The Extraordinary Chemistry of Ordinary Things

by Carl H. Snyder

Using ordinary and several not so ordinary products as examples, this book explores the chemical principles behind them to show how chemistry affects our daily lives. It includes an environmental chapter that focuses on pollution and its effects. It also examines how these chemical principles affect our lives on a larger scale.

Genres: Chemistry, Science

736 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Jessica Bensinger · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I am studying psychology, this book made chemistry really understandable. This is one of the better written textbooks I have read. It can get a bit confusing at times but that is how the content goes.

[Miles · Rating 2 out of 5]

More engaging than many chemistry texts, this book still suffered from a few flaws. A few of the demonstrations are dated, and will no longer work. Also, I don't know if this was a fault in the printing as a whole or just the copy I checked out, but in a few places entire sections were missing or misplaced in the binding of the book. I would recommend a more recent edition, if there's one available.