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BL
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| Record Number
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587866
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b417085
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| Main Entry
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Franks, Felix
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| Title & Author
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Water : : a matrix of life /\ Felix Franks
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| Edition Statement
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2nd edition
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, UK :: Royal Society of Chemistry,, c2000
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| Series Statement
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RSC paperbacks
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| Page. NO
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xii, 225 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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085404583X
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: 9780854045839
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| Notes
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"Water 2nd edition is an update and extension of the RSC paperback first published in 1982"--P. 4 of cover
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-221) and index
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| Contents
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Origin and distribution of water in the ecosphere : water and prehistoric life -- Structure of the water molecule and the nature of the hydrogen bond in water -- Physical properties of liquid water -- Crystalline water -- The structure of liquid water -- Aqueous solutions of "simple" molecules -- Aqueous solutions of electrolytes -- Aqueous solutions of polar molecules -- Chemical reactions in aqueous solutions -- Hydration and the molecules of life -- Water in the chemistry and physics of life -- "Unstable" water -- Supersaturated and solid aqueous solutions -- Water availability, usage and quality -- Economics and politics -- Summary and prognosis
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| Subject
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Water
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Solution (Chemistry)
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| LC Classification
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QD169.W3F72 2000
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| Added Entry
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Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
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