Fully revised and updated, the sixth edition of this popular dictionary is the ideal reference resource for students of chemistry, either at school or at university. With over 4,700 entires - over 200 new to this edition - it covers all aspects of chemistry, from physical chemistry to biochemistry. The sixth edition boasts broader coverage in subject areas such as forensics, metallurgy, materials science, and geology, increasing the dictionary's appeal to students in these related fields. There are also biographical entries on key figures, highlighted entries on major topics such as polymers and crystal defects, and a chronology charting the main discoveries in atomic theory, biochemistry, explosives, and plastics.

Table of Contents

PREFACE; EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS; DICTIONARY OF CHEMISTRY A-Z; APPENDICES; 1. The Greek alphabet; 2. Fundamental constants; 3. SI units; 4. The electromagnetic spectrum; 5. The periodic table; 6. The chemical elements; 7. Organic functional groups; 8. Nobel prizewinners; 9. Useful websites

Reviews

"A favorite. It should be in every classroom and library... the reader is drawn inevitably from one entry to the nextmerely to satisfy curiosity"--School Science Review