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A companion to the highly successful Life Sciences On File, this revised edition is comprised of over 1,000 diagrams spanning a broad range of topics in physics and chemistry. New to this edition are a detailed chronology of major accomplishments in the physical sciences and a glossary of all terms used in the text. Coverage is divided into eleven basic sections: • Units and measurements • The chemistry of carbon • Forces and energy • Changes in matter • Waves, sound, and light • Patterns in matter: non-metals • Electricity • Patterns in matter: metals • Electronics • Chemical reactions • The structure of matter Among the topics covered are: • Measurement of small distances • The structure of carbon • Newton's laws • Mixtures and solutions • Soundwaves • The nitrogen cycle • Applications of electrostatics • The transition metals • Boolean algebra • Proton transfer • Free electrons The revised edition of Physical Sciences On File reflects major curricula and textbooks. Comprehensively indexed, it is a fast, functional, and absolutely indispensable tool. Partial Table of Contents Units and Measurements • Orders of Magnitude of Time • Function and Scaling • Motion in a Straight Line Force and Energy • Collisions & Conversation of Momentum • Simple Machines • Nuclear Energy Waves, Sound, and Light • Huygen's Construction • Musical Notes • The Human Eye Electricity • Charging by Induction • Gauss's Theorem • Transients: Inductor Electronics • NOR & NAND Equivalents • Boolean Algebra • Examples of Clocked Logic The Structure of Matter • Molecules • Millikan's Apparatus • Radioactivity of Decay Sequences The Chemistry of Carbon • The Fractional Distillation of Oil • Ethene • Naming Organic Compounds Changes in Matter • Mixture and Solution • Treatment of Water and Sewage • Solubility Curves Patterns in Matter: Non-Metals • The Haber Process • Extraction of Sulfur • The Halogens: Redox Chemistry Patterns in Matter: Metals • Reactions of Metals • Iron: The Blast Furnace • Aluminum • Chemical Reactions • Electrolysis • Acids and Bases • Proton Transfer. Excerpted from Physical Sciences on File by Diagram Group, Catherine Riches All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.