Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste
Summary
The feel-good place to buy books
Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste by Simon Quellen Field
A Selection of the Scientific American Book Club
Explaining why antifreeze is a component of toothpaste and how salt works in shampoo, this fascinating handbook delves into the chemistry of everyday household products. Decoding more than 150 cryptic ingredients, the guide explains each component's structural formula, offers synonymous names, and describes its common uses. This informative resource can serve curious readers as a basic primer to commercial chemistry or as an indexed reference for specific compounds found on a product label. Grouped according to type, these chemical descriptions will dissolve common misunderstandings and help make consumers more product savvy.
"A very helpful volume identifying unusual and practical applications of chemical compounds" --Choice
Simon Field is the inventor of the popular Web site www.scitoys.com and the author of Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste, Gonzo Gizmos, and The Return of Gonzo Gizmos.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781556526978 |
| ISBN 10 | 1556526970 |
| Title | Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste |
| Author | Simon Quellen Field |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Chicago Review Press |
| Year published | 2007-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |