The Open University. Discovering chemistry

The Open University, 2019. — 279 p. — ISBN N/A; ASIN B07K333QL8.Chemistry lies at the centre of our modern life, playing a part in areas as diverse as the development of new drugs and materials, analysing our environment through to more mundane activities such as washing your clothes and making your tea. But to truly understand the role chemistry plays you need to have a sound grasp of a number of fundamental principles.This course, Discovering chemistry, introduces you to some of these concepts, beginning with the idea that everything that you can see is made of building blocks called atoms. This leads on to a look at the chemical elements and how they are arranged in the Periodic Table, enabling chemists to rationalise patterns in their chemical and physical behaviour.Atoms – the building blocks of matter
Chemical compounds
Chemical bonding
More about chemical bonding
Chemical reactions
Exploring the shapes of molecules
Counting atoms and molecules
Chemical reactions and why they happen