This text has been written to match the content demands of the 1996 GCSE science separate subject syllabus documents. Looking at the source of chemicals, this work shows how the understanding of their chemistry allows the manufacture of new and useful materials, which, in turn, make new products possible. The book contains: learning objectives for each chapter, to help aid private study; key point summaries, to emphasize ideas and aid revision; and examination-style questions to help students prepare for the GCSE examination.

 

This book is part of a book series called Collins Gcse Sciences .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 224 pages in this book. This book was published 1997 by HarperCollins Publishers .

This book has the following chapters: Part 1 Where do chemicals come from?: elements, compounds and mixtures; solids, liquids and gases; the air; rocks; the sea. Part 2 What are materials made from?: atomic structure; the Periodic Table; radioactivity; chemical bonding; moles and equations. Part 3 What do we make materials into?: materials science; acids, bases and salts; water and aqueous solutions; electrolysis and cells; metals; metals and redox reactions; non-metals; non-metals and redox reactions; organic chemistry; energy; rates of reactions; reversible reactions.