Learning science - part 3 : the world of Chemistry molecules, materials, air, water (Record no. 57507)
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| fixed length control field | 03629 a2200169 4500 |
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| Classification number | 540 |
| Item number | RAO |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rao, Indumati |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Learning science - part 3 : the world of Chemistry molecules, materials, air, water |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New Delhi |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vi,166p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | CONTENTS<br/>Preface iii<br/>The world of chemistry:<br/>Of molecules and materials<br/>Objectives 1<br/>1. 0 Why chemistry? 2<br/>1.1 So, what is chemistry? 3<br/>1.2 Chemistry in ancient India 6<br/>2.0 Elements and symbols 8<br/>2.1 Elements through the centuries 9<br/>2.2 Elements and their symbols 10<br/>3. 0 Mixtures and compounds 12<br/>3.1 What is a mixture? 12<br/>3.2 Separation of substances in a mixture 14<br/>3.3 What is a compound? 15<br/>4.0 Atoms and molecules 17<br/>4.1 Dalton's observations of the atom 17<br/>4.2 What is the atomic number of an element? 20<br/>4.3 How do atoms exist in nature? 22<br/>5. 0 States of matter 25<br/>5.1 Properties of the different states of matter 2 5<br/>5.2 Change of state 27<br/>5.3 Types of physical changes 29<br/>6.0 Water: the cradle of life on earth 33<br/>6.1 Water - the unique liquid 34<br/>6.2 Hard water 36<br/>6.3 Decomposition of water 38<br/>7. 0 Preparation and properties of some gases 39<br/>7.1 Hydrogen: the most abundant element in the universe 39<br/>7.2 Oxygen: the breath of life 42<br/>7.3 Carbon dioxide: the source of food 46<br/>7.4 Carbon monoxide 50<br/>8.0 Acids, bases, salts and valence 52<br/>8.1 What are acids? 52<br/>8.2 Uses of acids 52<br/>8.3 What are bases? 55<br/>8.4 Examples of bases neutralising acids 56<br/>8.5 How can we identify acids and bases? 57<br/>8.6 Salts 59<br/>8.7 Valence 60<br/>9. 0 Carbon: the black rock that bums 62<br/>9.1 Carbon - element with many forms 62<br/>9.2 Diamond and graphite 63<br/>9.3 Combustion 66<br/>9.5 Anatomy of a flame 70<br/>9.6 Carbon compounds 71 I<br/>9.7 Carbon and fuel gases 72<br/>9.8 Carbon: The backbone of polymers 76<br/>9.9 The world of plastics and fibres 78<br/>10.0 Man and metals 82<br/>10.1 Where are metals found? 83<br/>10.2 Difference between minerals and ores 83<br/>10.3 Metallurgy: the science of extraction 84<br/>10.4 Physical properties of metals 85<br/>11.0 Man-made materials 89<br/>11.1 Cement - the versatile building material 89<br/>11.2 Glass through the ages 91<br/>11.3 Ceramics or the potter's clay<br/>11.4 Soap, the familiar cleansing agent<br/>11.5 Chemical fertilizers<br/>12.0Air Around Us 101<br/> Objectives 101<br/>12.1 What is air? 102<br/>What is air made up of? 102<br/>Finding the missing ingredient 103<br/>The other missing ingredient 106<br/>Composition of air: then and now 108<br/>12.2 Properties of air 110<br/>Air occupies space 110<br/>Air exerts pressure 111<br/>How does the air get heated? 113<br/>12.3Air and life on earth 115<br/>Nitrogen 115<br/>The restless air 117<br/>Pressure and wind 118<br/>Air: the moving force around us 120<br/>13.2 Nature's gift: The water cycle 141<br/>Scientific understanding of the water cycle 141<br/>Role of evaporation in the water cycle 142<br/>Condensation: transition from gas to liquid 144<br/>Back to earth: precipitation 146<br/>13.3 Properties of water 148<br/>Physical properties of water 148<br/>Chemical properties of water 150<br/>13.4 Salinity of water 153<br/>Why is sea water salty? 153<br/>13.5 Water pollution 156<br/>Water pollution - what are the reasons? 156<br/>Crude oil spills and pollution of the oceans 158<br/>It is time that we stop polluting<br/>our water sources 160<br/>13.6 Purification of water 161<br/>From water source to taps 162<br/>Uses of water 163<br/>Running water and energy 164<br/>Conservation of water 166<br/> |
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| Personal name | Rao, C. N. R. |
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| Country | India |
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| Topic | x,167p. |
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