TY  - BOOK
AU  - Fayer,Michael D.
TI  - Absolutely small: how quantum theory explains our everyday world 
SN  - 9780814414880
AV  - QC174.12 .F379 2010
U1  - 530.12 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - New York
PB  - AMACOM
KW  - Quantum theory
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Quantum chemistry
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; SchroÌdinger's cat -- Size is absolute -- Some things about waves -- The photoelectric effect and Einstein's explanation -- Light: waves or particles? -- How big is a photon and the Heisenberg uncertainty principle -- Photons, electrons, and baseballs -- Quantum racquetball and the color of fruit -- The hydrogen atom: the history -- The hydrogen atom: quantum theory -- Many electron atoms and the periodic table of elements -- The hydrogen molecule and the covalent bond -- What holds atoms together - diatomic molecules -- Bigger molecules: the shapes of polyatomic molecules -- Beer and soap -- Fat, it's all about the double bonds -- Green house gases -- Aromatic molecules -- Metals, insulators, and semiconductors -- Think quantum
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