chapter 1 introduction to chemistry
1-1 what is chemistry
1-2 modern chemistry
1-3 matter, element, compound and mixture
1-4 the periodic table
1-5 green chemistry
1-6 cosmochemistry and geochemistry
chapter 2 important elements and compounds
2-1 sodium, aluminum and lead
2-2 iron and zinc
2-3 c60 and the fullerenes
2-4 oxygen and sulfur
2-5 wate-a special substance for planet earth
2-6 hydrogen peroxide
2-7 carbon monoxide and supercritical carbon dioxide
2-8 inorganic and organic acid
2-9 inorganic base
2-10 the alcohol family
chapter 3 chemistry and life
3-1 trace elements and life
3-2 biologically important ions
3-3 acids, bases and human health
3-4 buffer solutions and body fluids
3-5 osmosis and its medical application
3-6 protein and nutrition
3-7 carbohydrate
3-8 chemistry in medicine
3-9 chemicals and medicines from the sea
3-10 enzymes in human body
chapter 4 chemistry in use
4-1 soap and detergents
4-9 pesticides and pharmaceuticals
4-3 plastics
4-4 chlorinated hydrocarbons: many uses and some hazards
4-5 wastewater treatment
4-6 chromatography analysis
4-7 stable isotope ratio analysis
4-8 magnetic resonance imaging
chapter 5 chemistry and environment
5-1 general introduction to environmental pollution
5-2 air pollution
5-3 ozone
5-4 acid rain
5-5 greenhouse effect
5-6 the ocean: a global geochemical system
5-7 toxic metals in seawater
5-8 organic compounds in seawater
5-9 toxic organic pollutants in seawater
5-10 sources of oil pollution in oceans
5-11 the marine carbonate system
chapter 6 chemistry and technology
6-1 superconductivity
6-2 semiconductors
6-3 hydrogen: fuel of the twenty-first century
6-4 alternative energy sources
6-5 applications of radioactivity
6-6 batteries
6-7 polymer
appendix 1 table of atomic number and weight
appendix 2 si units
appendix 3 naming inorganic compounds
appendix 4 nomenclature of organic compounds
a list of bibliography