Chemistry and the living organism
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Chemistry and the living organism
Wiley, c1992
5th ed
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Study guide to accompany chemistry and the living organism
Chemistry and the living organism : study guide to accompany
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Description
This guide accompanies an introduction to inorganic, organic and biochemistry, placing emphasis on applications from the health sciences. The text attempts to motivate the study of chemistry by demonstrating how each of the chemical concepts is important to the student's own life.
Table of Contents
- A CHEMICAL BACKGROUND
- The Structure and Properties of Matter
- Energy
- Atomic Structure
- Combinations of Atoms
- Chemical Equations and the Mole
- The Three States of Matter
- The Atom and Radioactivity
- Radioactivity and the Living Organism
- Reaction Rates and Chemical Equilibrium
- Water, Solutions, and Colloids
- Solution Concentrations
- Acids and Bases
- THE ELEMENTS NECESSARY FOR LIFE
- Carbon and Hydrogen: Saturated Hydrocarbons
- Carbon and Hydrogen: Unsaturated Hydrocarbons
- Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen
- Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen
- THE COMPOUNDS OF LIFE
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins
- Enzymes, Vitamins, and Hormones
- Pathways of Metabolism
- Nucleic Acids
- Appendices
- Glossary
- Credits
- Index.
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