What’s new for Chemistry in Context, 6th Edition?

The 6^th edition of Chemistry in Context: Applying Chemistry to Society, features many new updates and enhancements to the content and pedagogy.

What’s New?

• An introductory chapter for students explaining all of the resources available in the text and Online Learning Center
• Expanded discussion of both outdoor and indoor air pollution, including the role of particulates and explanations of ground-level ozone as a secondary pollutant
• Background for understanding Earth’s energy processes and the accumulating base of scientific knowledge about global warming
• Energy-related topics include combustion of fossil fuels, nuclear energy, biodiesel fuels and expanded coverage of fuel cells, hybrid cars, and the hydrogen economy
• Explains current evidence about the role of reactive nitrogen in acidic precipitation
• Organic functional groups have been formally introduced in the context of polymers, enabling a smooth transition into the rest of the organic and biochemical chapters that follow
• Designer steroids, drugs of abuse, and herbal remedies and other topics essential to making informed decisions about nutrition are discussed
• Stem cell research is introduced in the final chapter, along with expanded information about DNA fingerprinting, cloning, transgenic foods, and the Human Genome Project
• Gives many examples of a global perspective on issues such as ozone depletion, global warming, drinking water quality, and nutrition
• Green chemistry is woven into the content throughout the chapters
• The art program has been updated throughout for consistency and accuracy
• Many types of molecular representations are used, including Lewis structures, structural formulas, space-filling models, and charge-density models