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The Joy of Chemistry: The Amazing Science of Familiar Things

by Cathy Cobb, Monty L. Fetterolf · 2005

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Uses everyday examples to introduce the principles of chemistry to the nonscientist, and includes experiments that can be conducted using common household products.

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