Table of Contents

1 The Air We Breathe2 Protecting the Ozone Layer3 The Chemistry of Global Warming4 Energy, Chemistry, and Society5 The Water We Drink6 Neutralizing the Threat of Acid Rain7 The Fires of Nuclear Fission8 Energy from Electron Transfer9 The World of Polymers and Plastics 10 Manipulating Molecules and Designing Drugs11 Nutrition: Food for Thought12 Genetic Engineering and the Molecules of LifeAppendixesAppendix 1: Measure for Measure - Conversion Factors and ConstantsAppendix 2: The Power of ExponentsAppendix 3: Clearing the LogjamAppendix 4: Answers to Your Turn Questions Not Answered in the TextAppendix 5: Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Questions