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Why is Milk White?
Alexa Coelho
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Description for Why is Milk White?
Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, 50 b/w photos & 100 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 5AK; YNT; YQSC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 158 x 229 x 14. Weight in Grams: 396.
Covering a wide variety of everyday chemistry concepts from the very simple to the more complex, this question-and-answer primer provides straightforward, easy-to-understand explanations for inquisitive young scientists’ questions. A dozen unique experiments to try at home—from lifting latent fingerprints from a “crime scene” using super glue (for smooth surfaces) or iodine (for paper) to hollowing out the zinc interior of a penny using muriatic acid—are interspersed with the answers to such questions as What makes soda so fizzy? and Why do you get cavities when you eat too much sugar? From separating food coloring into its component dyes to using ... Read more
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Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
401g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781613744529
SKU
V9781613744529
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99-50
About Alexa Coelho
lexa Coelho is a curious teenager who asks a lot of chemistry questions. He lives in Los Gatos, California.
Reviews for Why is Milk White?
"Many of Coelho's questions are things that other adolescents (and adults) may have wondered, and here they are answered by a knowledgeable scientist who gives readers all the tools they may need to understand the complex chemistry of the everyday world."
Booklist "Just the book to inspire the budding chemist, or simply entertain, while teaching, the rest of ... Read more
Booklist "Just the book to inspire the budding chemist, or simply entertain, while teaching, the rest of ... Read more