Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste: The Chemistry of Household Ingredients
Simon Field
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Quantity: 2About this Item
The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR005226149
Bibliographic Details
Title: Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste: ...
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 2nd Edition
About this title
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."About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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