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CH105: Consumer Chemistry

CH105: Consumer Chemistry – How Organic Chemistry Impacts our Lives

Welcome to the online text resource for CH105: Consumer Chemistry.  The focus of this textbook is to introduce students to the fundamental applications of organic chemistry to society, technology, and the development of consumer products.  The first part of the textbook focuses on the basic fundamentals of measurements in chemistry, the scientific method, and an introduction into atoms and elements.  The second part of the textbook focuses on an introduction to organic chemistry  and how it is applied to our daily lives. Topics include fuels and energy, polymers, fertilizers, pesticides, food and food additives, household cleaners, cosmetics and personal care items, pharmaceuticals, and air and water pollution. Organic concepts covered include an introduction to intermolecular forces and solution dynamics, VESPR and molecular geometry, organic structure and basic chemical reactions.

 

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Measurements in Chemistry

 

Chapter 2:  Atoms, Elements and the Periodic Table

 

Chapter 3: Ionic and Covalent Bonding

 

Chapter 4: The Shape and Characteristics of Compounds

 

Chapter 5: Introduction to Organic Chemistry

 

Chapter 6: A Brief History of Natural Products and Organic Chemistry

 

Chapter 7: Alkanes and Halogenated Hydrocarbons

 

Chapter 8: Alkenes, Alkynes, and Aromatic Compounds

 

Chapter 9: Organic Compounds of Oxygen

 

Chapter 10: Compounds with Sulfur, Phosphorus, and Nitrogen

 

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This text is published by Western Oregon University under Creative Commons Licensing as:

Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) on Jan 10th, 2017

To share or adapt this content please reference:

Abozenadah, H., Bishop, A., Bittner, S., Lopez, O., Wiley, C., and Flatt, P.M. (2017) Consumer Chemistry:  How Organic Chemistry Impacts Our Lives.  CC BY-NC-SA.  Available at: https://wou.edu/chemistry/courses/online-chemistry-textbooks/ch105-consumer-chemistry/

This text was edited by: Stacy Henle

  • CH105: Consumer Chemistry
  • CH105: Chapter 1 – Measurements in Chemistry
  • CH105: Chapter 2 – Atoms, Elements and The Periodic Table
  • CH105: Chapter 3 – Ionic and Covelent Bonding
  • CH105: Chapter 4 – The Shape and Characteristics of Compounds
  • CH105: Chapter 5 – Introduction to Organic Chemistry
  • CH105: Chapter 6 – A Brief History of Natural Products and Organic Chemistry
  • CH105: Chapter 7 – Alkanes and Halogenated Hydrocarbons
  • CH105: Chapter 8 – Alkenes, Alkynes and Aromatic Compounds
  • CH105: Chapter 9 – Organic Compounds of Oxygen
  • CH105: Chapter 10 – Compounds with Sulfur, Phosphorous, and Nitrogen
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