A Dictionary of Chemistry

Reviews
Review(s) from previous edition:

* 'an old favourite. It should be in every classroom and library . . . the reader is drawn inevitably from one entyr ro the next merely to satisfy curiosity' - School Science Review


Description

* Over 4,300 entries, including around 100 entries new to this edition
* Includes single- or double-page feature articles on important topics, such as polymers and crystal defects
* Chronologies chart the main discoveries in such fields as atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics

New to this edition

* Every entry in this fifth edition is fully revised and updated, and an extra sixteen pages of new material are included.

Fully revised and updated, this fifth edition is the ideal work of reference for students of chemistry, either at school or at university. Containing many new entries as well as biographies of key scientists, it covers all aspects of chemistry, including physical chemistry and biochemistry.

Readership: Students of Chemistry at A Level and Undergraduate level. Students of related subjects. Professionals and anyone coming into contact with terms and concepts of Chemistry.