Understanding Chemistry through Cars

Geoffrey M. Bowers, Ruth A. Bowers

• Editorial: CRC Press
• Año: 2014
• ISBN:
  9781466571846
• Edición: 1
• Categoría: Ciencias físicas
• Categoría: Química

As the car anticipates its dance around the racetrack, the engine growls and pops, and all senses become immersed in the smell of exhaust vapors and the sounds of raw speed and excitement. As it turns out, these also are the sights, sounds, and smells of chemistry! The car is a great example of an everyday device with an abundance of chemistry hidi

Índice

• Front Cover
• Contents
• Preface
• About the authors
• Introduction: Cars and chemistry
• chapter 1: The properties and behavior of gases
• chapter 2: Combustion, energy, and the IC engine
• chapter 3: Oxidation and reduction
• chapter 4: Intermolecular forces
• chapter 5: Managing heat
• chapter 6: Materials chemistry
• chapter 7: Light and your car
• Appendix A: Matter and measurement
• Appendix B: Atoms and elements
• Appendix C: Organic chemistry
• Appendix D: An introduction to the car
• Appendix E: Advanced extension exercises for capstone courses
• Selected bibliography
• Back Cover