The Facts on File Chemistry Handbook (Facts on File Science Handbooks) [Hardcover]

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This useful resource for high-school and undergraduate students provides basic reference material such as glossaries of terms, brief biographies, and chronologies. In addition to updating information, the revised edition adds A-Z lists of key advances, lists of Nobel Prize winners, and listings of important associations and Web sites as well as new diagrams and charts. Mary Ellen Quinn
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• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Facts on File; Revised edition (March 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816058784
• ISBN-13: 978-0816058785
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,716,041 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference, August 3, 2008

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This review is from: The Facts on File Chemistry Handbook (Facts on File Science Handbooks) (Hardcover)

This book is an excellent resource for anyone who needs a quick refresher on anything related to basic chemistry. Need to know the characteristics of the halogens? Can't remember how the process of distillation actually works? What is cream of tartar anyway? This book has all the answers written in clear and precise language in it's glossary, which is over 100 pages long. The glossary also contains diagrams and illustrations for many of it entries, including things like lab set-ups, types of bonds, and states of matter. The book also contains a large section of biographical and historical information that can provide a quick reference if you need to look up something chemistry-related or if you're just looking for something interesting to flip through.