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Oxygen chemistry /
This book places oxygen on the center stage of chemistry in a manner that parallels the focus on carbon by 19th century chemists. One measure of the significance of oxygen chemistry is the greater diversity of oxygen-containing molecules than of carbon-containing molecules. One of the most important...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1991.
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| Colección: | International series of monographs on chemistry ;
26. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book places oxygen on the center stage of chemistry in a manner that parallels the focus on carbon by 19th century chemists. One measure of the significance of oxygen chemistry is the greater diversity of oxygen-containing molecules than of carbon-containing molecules. One of the most important compounds is water, containing the properties of being a unique medium for biological chemistry and life, the source of all the dioxygen in the atmosphere, and the moderator of the earth's climate. Sawyer first introduces the biological origins of dioxygen and role of dioxygen in aerobic biology an. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 223 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423735544 9781423735540 1601297289 9781601297280 9780195057980 0195057988 |