Kernion, Mark C.
Summary: Barron's Chemistry: The Easy Way covers all important chemistry topics, from atomic structure and chemical formulas to electrochemistry and the basics of organic chemistry. Three full-length tests are included with answers fully explained, two of them modeled after the SAT Subject Area Chemistry Test. A method of diagnosing students' strengths and weaknesses by topic area is included with each...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's Test Prep 2019
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Summary: "This book is designed for students enrolled in any introductory chemistry course. This comprehensive guide uses visual analogies and conceptual illustrations to assist students in learning the fundamental concepts of general, organic, and biochemistry."--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Morton Publishing 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 540 KRISwanson, Jennifer
Summary: "This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school chemistry class, breaking down one big bad subject into accessible units. Learn to study better and get better grades using mnemonic devices, definitions, diagrams, educational doodles, and quizzes to recap it all."--Amazon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 540.76 SWASummary: From charcoal to diamonds, carbon is essential to a multitude of products-and to life itself. This program illustrates the mechanics of the carbon cycle, explores some of the special properties of the ubiquitous element, and looks at the importance of carbon in the chemical makeup of all living things. Describing the best-known carbon allotropes, the program examines the characteristics and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Until the 17th century, the building blocks of the natural world were a mystery. Of elements there were believed to be four - air, earth, fire, and water - and the science of chemistry had yet to be born. This program identifies some of the first chemical elements to be discovered by spotlighting the work of Hennig Brandt, Robert Boyle, Henry Cavendish, Joseph Priestly, Antoine Lavoisier, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Ventura, Marne
Summary: "Bubble, pop, fizz! These chemical reaction projects will take your makerspace to the next level. Teach kids science basics and then build on them. Learn why chemical reactions happen, and how to make and take them to the next level. Bonus video tutorials and other content available on the free Capstone 4D app gives students an augmented reality experience that goes beyond the printed page."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: At the beginning of the 19th century, 55 elements had been discovered, and although scientists had no idea how many more they might yet find, they already had a suspicion that there was some sort of unifying pattern behind them all. This program charts the quest for order among the chemical elements by examining the contributions of Dmitri Mendeleev, creator of the Periodic Table of Elements,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Ferrie, Chris
Summary: Offers a simple illustrated introduction to organic chemistry, describing how carbin, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms react differently to one another to create many unique molecue structures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: BRDSummary: Once scientists succeeded in identifying and organizing the 92 naturally occurring chemical elements, the challenge then became how to manipulate them into amazing new configurations - and how to tap their essentially limitless energy. A tale of struggle meeting serendipity and of accident meeting design, this program focuses on element-related flashpoints in modern science history: the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Because of its wide availability, NaCl is the starting material for many inorganic chemicals. In this program, salt is seen being pumped to the surface from deposits of 1011 tons in salt fields as a brine solution, and into a chemical plant where chlorine and sodium hydroxide are produced by electrolysis. Three types of cells used to separate the products at the anode and cathode-mercury...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: From ancient Chinese firecrackers to medieval alchemy to the anxieties of the nuclear age, this program looks at a variety of explosive materials and shows how we have learned to harness their power. British engineer Jem Stansfield demonstrates the inner workings and fiery effects of several different chemical concoctions. He goes underground to show how gunpowder was used in the mines of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: This program traces the water cycle, beginning with the collection of rainwater in rivers and lakes, in great detail through a water treatment plant, to some of the places where water is used, and finally back into the atmosphere. Treatment of the water begins with the use of chlorine to destroy organisms; the water is then filtered through various sedimentation tanks to remove solid matter....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: "Four scientists from across the world have been invited by the Earth Vision Industrial Labs (E.V.I.L), to create a chemical potion that would eradicate malnutrition. However, the E.V.I.L Chairman is looking to rule the world with a potent mind control potion. On refusing to cooperate, the scientists have been detained. Can you help them escape E.V.I.L? Each player chooses a magic trick from a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kitki 2015
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK 1996
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 540.3 ChallonerDingle, Adrian
Summary: Explores the periodic table, by showing how they can be combined to create an entire universe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 546 DINGreenberg, Arthur.
Summary: The Art of chemistry employs 187 figures to illuminate 72 essays on the mythical origins, experiments, and adventurous explorers in the annals of chemistry. Each of the eight sections tracks chemistry's incremental progress from myth to modern science, featuring the figures and diagrams that early chemists used to explain their craft. Readers will meet the deadly basilisk and the fabulous...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley-Interscience 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 540.9 GRENewmark, Ann.
Summary: Explores the world of chemical reactions and shows the role that chemistry plays in our world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 540 NEW1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 540 NEW
Summary: Iron ore is reduced and manufactured into steel in a modern plant where, in a continuous process, ore is crushed and mixed with coke and then fed into the top of a blast furnace. Molten iron flows off from the bottom; slag is skimmed off; and iron is converted to steel by blowing oxygen through it to remove residual carbon, adding lime and magnesium powder to remove other trace solid...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Gaertner, Meg
Summary: "Simple step-by-step instructions to create fireworks right in their kitchen. Readers are introduced to basic science concepts such as ignition, atoms and molecules, and density. Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars and captions, a phonetic glossary, an index, information about the author, and sources for further research" --Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Child's World 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 507.8 GAEMullin, Virginia L.
Summary: Gives directions for many simple chemistry experiments, including descriptions of necessary equipment, principles, techniques, and safety precautions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dover Publications 1968
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 542 MULTarendash, Albert S.
Contents: Introduction to chemistry -- Atoms, molecules, and ions -- Formulas, equations, and chemical reactions -- Chemical calculations -- Energy and chemical reactions -- The phases of matter -- Nuclear chemistry -- The electronic structure of atoms -- Chemical periodicity -- Chemical bonding and molecular shape -- Organic chemistry -- Solutions and their properties -- Kinetics and equilibrium --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Barron's 2012
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 540 TARSummary: A second product made from sodium chloride, sodium metal, is also produced at the chemical plant shown in Chemicals from NaCl: 1. It is formed by electrolysis of a sodium chloride, calcium chloride molten mixture, and is isolated at the cathode of the cell as a liquid. This product is extremely reactive; it must be handled very carefully and packaged in an inert oil, free from air and moisture....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This in-depth, graphics-driven program introduces students to the world of synthetic and naturally occurring polymers. The video sheds light on a number of monomers and the processes of addition polymerization and condensation polymerization which produce a desired polymer. Properties of thermosetting and thermoplastic polymers are also investigated; likewise, the relationship between the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009