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CHM 151: Chemistry Around Us
Chemistry Around Us is a chemistry course designed for non-majors to explore the basics of chemistry and how it relates to the world around us, particularly in the context of climate change, water chemistry and nuclear chemistry.
- Author
- Erin Avram
- Publisher
- Cleveland State University
- Source
- LibreTexts
- License
- CC BY-NC-SA
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 47 sections
- 01: Properties and Measurement of Matter
- 1.01: Classification and Properties of Matter
- 1.02: All About the Elements
- 1.03: Measuring Matter
- 1.04: Unit Conversions
- 1.05: Density
- 1.06: Temperature
- 02: Naming and Structure of Compounds
- 2.01: Subatomic Particles - Electrons Protons and Neutrons
- 2.02: Atomic Number and Mass Number
- 2.03: Isotopes
- 2.04: The Importance of Ions to a Chemist
- 2.05: Lewis Dot and Bonding
- 2.06: Ionic Formula Writing
- 2.07: Covalent Bonding and Formula Writing
- 2.08: Molar Mass to Mole Conversions
- 2.09: Chemical Equations
- 03: Gases and Climate Change
- 3.01: The Kinetic-Molecular Theory of Gases
- 3.02: The Simple Gas Laws
- 3.03: Earth's Atmosphere- Divisions and Composition
- 3.04: Outdoor Air Pollution
- 3.05: Greenhouse Gases
- 3.06: Stratospheric Ozone- Earth's Vital Shield
- 3.07: Consequences of Climate Change
- 04: Chemistry of Water
- 4.01: Water Cycle Part 1
- 4.02: Water Cycle Part 2
- 4.03: EPA's Primary and Secondary Drinking Water Standards
- 4.04: Chemical Contamination of Water
- 4.05: Sanitation of Drinking Water
- 4.06: Flint Water Crisis
- 05: Nuclear Chemistry
- 5.01: The Discovery of Radiation
- 5.02: Types of Radiation
- 5.03: Ionizing Radiation and Non-ionizing Radiation
- 5.04: The Basics of Skin Cancer
- 5.05: Calculating Half-Life
- 5.06: Applications of Nuclear Chemistry
- 5.6.01: Using Nuclear Science to Diagnose Disease
- 5.6.02: Therapeutic Radiation
- 5.6.03: Non-medical Applications of Nuclear Science
- 5.6.04: Uses and Consequences of Nuclear Energy
- 5.6.05: Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
- 5.6.06: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster
- 5.6.07: Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
- 5.6.08: Nuclear Bombs