Fireworks light up the summer night sky with their colorful displays, forensic experts use DNA to help solve crimes, and deep-sea creatures illuminate the depths of the ocean in search of their next meal. All these things happen because of chemical reactions, but what exactly is a chemical reaction? Filled with intriguing full-color photographs, insightful sidebars, and other essential features, this insightful new book helps students fully understand how chemical reactions happen - covering atomic structure, chemical bonding, reaction rates, and more.

 

This book is part of a book series called Essential Chemistry .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 114 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Kristi Lew is a former high school science teacher with degrees in biochemistry and genetics. After years in the classroom and cytogenetics laboratories, she is now the owner of a professional K-12 educational writing service that specializes in writing nonfiction science books for students and teachers.