The chemical compositions of over 100 household product groups, along with 10 sample experiments, will show students how chemistry influences their everyday lives.
PREFACE 1 SOAPS AND LAUNDRY PRODUCTS Personal Cleansing Products: Bar Soap Synthetic Detergents: Surfactants Laundry Aids Builders Bleaches Enzymes Fabric Softeners Optical Whiteners (Fluorescers) Automatic Dishwashing Detergents 2 COSMETICS AND BATHROOM PRODUCTS Blush Makeup Body Lotions and Creams Antiwrinkle Creams Deodorant/Antiperspirant Eye Shadow Face Masks Face Powder Hair Coloring Hair Conditioners Hair Gel Hair Growth Products Hair Removal Products (Depilatories) Hairspray Lipstick Lip Treatments Liquid Foundation Makeup Mascara Mouthwash Nail Polish Nail Polish Remover Permanent Waving of Hair Shampoo Shaving Cream Preparations Sunless Tanning Products Sunscreens Toothpaste 3 HEALTH AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS Allergy Treatments (Antihistamines) Analgesics Antacids Antidiarrheals Antiflatulence Agents Antifungus Foot Treatments Cold Sore Treatments Contact Lens Cleaning Solution Corn and Callus Foot Treatments Cough Medications Decongestants Diuretics Ear Drops Eye Drops Feminine Hygiene Treatments (1) Feminine Hygiene Treatments (2) Hemorrhoid Treatments Insomnia Treatments Laxatives Magnetic Resonance Imaging Motion Sickness Treatments Premenstrual Syndrome Drugs Pruritus (Itch) Treatments Spermicide (Birth Control Product) Topical Antibiotic Treatments Topical Anti-Inflammatory Treatments Vitamins Vitamin A Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K B Complex Vitamin C Wart Removers 4 BABY PRODUCTS Baby Oil Baby Wipes Diaper Rash Treatments 5 CLEANING PRODUCTS Ammonia-Based All-Purpose Cleaners Drain Cleaners Glass Cleaners Metal/Jewelry Cleaners Oven Cleaners Scouring Powders Toilet Bowl Cleaners 6 LIGHTING Candles Fluorescent Lights Glow Sticks Halogen Lights Incandescent Lights Light-Emitting Diodes Neon Lights 7 COMMON HOUSEHOLD AND LAWN PRODUCTS Aluminum Cans and Foil Fertilizer Fire Extinguisher Insecticides Water Softeners 8 AUTOMOTIVE AND GENERAL REPAIR PRODUCTS Air Bags Fuel Additives Gasoline Motor Oil Radiator Fluid Superglue Synthetic Motor Oil WD-40 Windshield Wiper Fluid Wood Glue 9 COMMON MATERIALS AND OFFICE SUPPLY PRODUCTS Alkaline Batteries Correction Fluid Pencils Pens Polarized Sunglasses Rechargeable Batteries Recycled Paper Recycled Plastic Rubber Cement Spray Paint Tinted Windows APPENDIX: LABORATORY EXERCISES Density Determination Evaluation of an Endothermic Reaction Growing Crystals with Seed Crystals Influence of Salt on the Freezing Point of Water Making Slime Making Your Pennies More Valuable: Turning Copper into Silver and Gold Paper Chromatography of M&M Colors pH Determination of Everyday Products Testing an Herbicide's Effect on Photosynthesis Testing Antacid Effectiveness GLOSSARY INDEX
JOHN TOEDT is Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences at Eastern Connecticut State University where he is also Director of the Biochemistry Program. DARRELL KOZA is Assistant Professor of Chemistry and serves as the Director of Chemistry for the Center for Antimicrobial Resistance at Eastern Connecticut State University. KATHLEEN VAN CLEEF-TOEDT is currently Lecturer in the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology at the University of Connecticut.
[W]ide-ranging in scope, dealing with over 100 groups of products
from health and medical to those associated with lighting and
cleaning products to those described as 'lawn products'….[t]his
book could usefully provide snippets of information to enliven
lessons.
*School Science Review*
Both high school and college collections strong in chemistry will
want to add this helpful analysis to their collection: over 100
groups of products receive attention to not only chemical
composition, but historic product use, functions, and related
issues. Ten lab exercises provide students with observation keys,
making Chemical Composition of Everyday Products the perfect
supplemental text for introductory chemistry courses. Easy to
access and understand, relating to everyday materials from soap and
cosmetics to baby products what more could one wish for?
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