chapter 1 introduction to chemistry 1-1 what is chemistry 1-2 modern chemistry 1-3 matter, element, compound and mixture 1-4 the periodic table 1-5 green chemistry 1-6 cosmochemistry and geochemistry chapter 2 important elements and compounds 2-1 sodium, aluminum and lead 2-2 iron and zinc 2-3 c60 and the fullerenes 2-4 oxygen and sulfur 2-5 wate-a special substance for planet earth 2-6 hydrogen peroxide 2-7 carbon monoxide and supercritical carbon dioxide 2-8 inorganic and organic acid 2-9 inorganic base 2-10 the alcohol family chapter 3 chemistry and life 3-1 trace elements and life 3-2 biologically important ions 3-3 acids, bases and human health 3-4 buffer solutions and body fluids 3-5 osmosis and its medical application 3-6 protein and nutrition 3-7 carbohydrate 3-8 chemistry in medicine 3-9 chemicals and medicines from the sea 3-10 enzymes in human body chapter 4 chemistry in use 4-1 soap and detergents 4-9 pesticides and pharmaceuticals 4-3 plastics 4-4 chlorinated hydrocarbons: many uses and some hazards 4-5 wastewater treatment 4-6 chromatography analysis 4-7 stable isotope ratio analysis 4-8 magnetic resonance imaging chapter 5 chemistry and environment 5-1 general introduction to environmental pollution 5-2 air pollution 5-3 ozone 5-4 acid rain 5-5 greenhouse effect 5-6 the ocean: a global geochemical system 5-7 toxic metals in seawater 5-8 organic compounds in seawater 5-9 toxic organic pollutants in seawater 5-10 sources of oil pollution in oceans 5-11 the marine carbonate system chapter 6 chemistry and technology 6-1 superconductivity 6-2 semiconductors 6-3 hydrogen: fuel of the twenty-first century 6-4 alternative energy sources 6-5 applications of radioactivity 6-6 batteries 6-7 polymer appendix 1 table of atomic number and weight appendix 2 si units appendix 3 naming inorganic compounds appendix 4 nomenclature of organic compounds a list of bibliography