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• Introduction: Life itself
• 1. Discovering the nanocosm
• 2. The path of carbon
• 3. From gases to life
• 4. Revolutions
• 5. To the dark side
• 6. The flux capacitor
• Epilogue: Self
• Envoi: 'Like Most Revelations'
• The forward Krebs cycle
• The reverse Krebs cycle
• Appendix 1: red protein mechanics
• Appendix 2: the Krebs line

What brings the Earth to life, and our own lives to an end? For decades, biology has been dominated by the study of genetic information. Information is important, but it is only part of what makes us alive. Our inheritance also includes our living metabolic network, a flame passed from generation to generation, right back to the origin of life. In Transformer, biochemist Nick Lane reveals a scientific renaissance that is hiding in plain sight -how the same simple chemistry gives rise to life and causes our demise. Lane is among the vanguard of researchers asking why the Krebs cycle, the "perfect circle" at the heart of metabolism, remains so elusive more than eighty years after its discovery. Transformer is Lane's voyage, as a biochemist, to find the inner meaning of the Krebs cycle-and its reverse-why it is still spinning at the heart of life and death today. Lane reveals the beautiful, violent world within our cells, where hydrogen atoms are stripped from the carbon skeletons of food and fed to the ravenous beast of oxygen. Yet this same cycle, spinning in reverse, also created the chemical building blocks that enabled the emergence of life on our planet. Now it does both. How can the same pathway create and destroy? What might our study of the Krebs cycle teach us about the mysteries of aging and the hardest problem of all, consciousness? Transformer unites the story of our planet with the story of our cells-what makes us the way we are, and how it connects us to the origin of life. Enlivened by Lane's talent for distilling and humanizing complex research, Transformer offers an essential read for anyone fascinated by biology's great mysteries. Life is at root a chemical phenomenon: this is its deep logic.
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• Introduction : Matter, energy, and measurement
• Atoms, molecules, and ions
• Chemical reactions and reaction stoichiometry
• Reactions in aqueous solutions
• Thermochemistry
• Electronic structure of atoms
• Periodic properties of the elements
• Basic concepts of chemical bonding
• Molecular geometry and bonding theories
• Gases
• Liquids and intermolecular forces
• Solids and modern materials
• Properties of solutions
• Chemical kinetics
• Chemical equilibria
• Additional aspects of aqueous equilibria
• Chemistry of the environment
• Chemical thermodynamics
• Electrochemistry
• Nuclear chemistry
• Chemistry of the nonmetals
• Transition metals and coordination chemistry
• The chemistry of life : Organic and biological chemistry

Chirality and stereogenicity are closely related concepts and their differentiation and description is still a challenge in chemoinformatics. In his 2015 book, Fujita developed a new stereoisogram approach that provided theoretical framework for mathematical aspects of modern stereochemistry. This new edition includes a new chapter on Computer-Oriented Representations developed by the author based on Groups, Algorithms, Programming (GAP) system.
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• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Periodic System
• Chapter 2: Quantitative Relationships among the Elements and the Origins of the Periodic Table
• Chapter 3: Discoverers of the Periodic System
• Chapter 4: Mendeleev
• Chapter 5: Prediction and Accommodation: The Acceptance of Mendeleev's Periodic System
• Chapter 6: The Nucleus and the Periodic Table: Radioactivity, Atomic Number, and Isotopy
• Chapter 7: The Electron and Chemical Periodicity
• Chapter 8: Electronic Explanations of the Periodic System Developed by Chemists
• Chapter 9: Quantum Mechanics and the Periodic Table
• Chapter 10: Astrophysics, Nucleosynthesis
• Chapter 11: The Missing Seven Elements
• Chapter 12: Synthetic Elements
• Chapter 13: Alternative Forms of the periodic table
• Chapter 14: More Chemistry Appendix Index Bibliography.
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The periodic table of elements is among the most recognizable image in science. It lies at the core of chemistry and embodies the most fundamental principles of science. In this new edition, Eric Scerri offers readers a complete and updated history and philosophy of the periodic table. Written in a lively style to appeal to experts and interested lay-persons alike, The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance begins with an overview of the importance of the periodic table and the manner in which the term "element" has been interpreted by chemists and philosophers across time. The book traces the evolution and development of the periodic table from its early beginnings with the work of the precursors like De Chancourtois, Newlands and Meyer to Mendeleev's 1869 first published table and beyond. Several chapters are devoted to developments in 20th century physics, especially quantum mechanics and and the extent to which they explain the periodic table in a more fundamental way. Other chapters examine the formation of the elements, nuclear structure, the discovery of the last seven infra-uranium elements, and the synthesis of trans-uranium elements. Finally, the book considers the many different ways of representing the periodic system and the quest for an optimal arrangement.
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• 1. Matter: Its Properties and Measurement 2. Atoms and the Atomic Theory 3. Chemical Compounds 4. Chemical Reactions 5. Introduction to Reactions in Aqueous Solutions 6. Gases 7. Thermochemistry 8. Electrons in Atoms 9. The Periodic Table and Some Atomic Properties 10. Chemical Bonding l: Basic Concepts 11. Chemical Bonding ll: Valence Bond and Molecular Orbital Theories 12. Intermolecular Forces: Liquids and Solids 13. Spontaneous Change: Entropy and Gibbs Energy 14. Solutions and Their Physical Properties 15. Principles of Chemical Equilibrium 16. Acids and Bases 17. Additional Aspects of Acid-Base Equilibria 18. Solubility and Complex-Ion Equilibria 19. Electrochemistry 20. Chemical Kinetics 21. Chemistry of the Main-Group Elements 1: Groups 1, 2, 13, and 14 22. Chemistry of the Main-Group Elements ll: Groups 18, 17, 16, 15, and Hydrogen 23. The Transition Elements 24. Complex Ions and Coordination Compounds 25. Nuclear Chemistry 26. Structure of Organic Compounds 27. Reactions of Organic Compounds (Online) 28 Chemistry of the Living State
• APPENDICES A Mathematical Operations B Some Basic Physical Concepts C SI Units D Data Tables E Concept Maps F Glossary G Answers to Practice Examples and Selected Exercises H Answers to Concept Assessment Questions.
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The most trusted general chemistry text in Canada is back in a thoroughly revised 11th edition. General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications, is the most trusted book on the market recognized for its superior problems, lucid writing, and precision of argument and precise and detailed and treatment of the subject. The 11th edition offers enhanced hallmark features, new innovations and revised discussions that that respond to key market needs for detailed and modern treatment of organic chemistry, embracing the power of visual learning and conquering the challenges of effective problem solving and assessment. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; MasteringChemistry does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with MasteringChemistry, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MasteringChemistry, search for: 0134097327 / 9780134097329 General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications Plus MasteringChemistry with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package, 11/e Package consists of: 0132931281 / 9780132931281 General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications 0133387917 / 9780133387919 Study Card for General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications 0133387801 / 9780133387803 MasteringChemistry with Pearson eText -- Valuepack Access Card -- for General Chemistry: Principles and Modern Applications.
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The selected solution manual for students contains complete, step-by-step solutions to selected odd-numbered end-of-chapter problems.
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• From Quantum Theory to Computational Chemistry.- Exceptional status of chemistry.- The Position of the Clamped Nuclei Electronic Hamiltonian in Quantum Mechanics.- Remarks on Wave Function Theory and Methods.- Directions for Use of Density Functional Theory - A Short Instruction Manual for Chemists.- Introduction to Response Theory.- Intermolecular Interactions.- Molecular Structure and Vibrational Spectra.- Molecular electric, magnetic and optical properties.- Functional Nanostructures and Nanocomposites - Numerical Modelling Approach and Experiment.- Quantum Cluster Theories for Solvation.- Introduction: Quantum Cluster Theory and Solvation.- Spin-Orbit Coupling in Enzymatic Reactions and the Role of Spin in Biochemistry.- Numerical representation of chemical structures.- Molecular descriptors.
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The first part briefly describes different methods used in computational chemistry without going into exhaustive details of theory. Basic assumptions common to the majority of computational methods based on either quantum or statistical mechanics are outlined. Particular attention is paid to the limits of their applicability. The second part consists of a series of sections exemplifying the various, most important applications of computational chemistry. Molecular structures, modeling of various properties of molecules and chemical reactions are discussed. Both ground and excited state properties are covered in the gas phase as well as in solutions. Solid state materials and nanomaterials are described in part three. Amongst the topics covered are clusters, periodic structures, and nano-systems. Special emphasis is placed on the environmental effects of nanostructures. Part four is devoted to an important class of materials - biomolecules. It focuses on interesting models for biological systems that are studied by computational chemists. RNA, DNA, and proteins are discussed in detail. Examples are given for calculations of their properties and interactions. The role of solvents in biologically significant reactions is revealed, as well as the relationship between molecular structure and function of various classes of biomolecules. Part five features new bonus material devoted to Chemoinformatics. This area is vital for many applications of computational methods. The section includes a discussion of basic ideas such as molecular structure, molecular descriptors and chemical similarity. Additionally, QSAR techniques and screening methods are covered. Also, available open source chemoinformatics software is presented and discussed.
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'A gripping new drama in science ... if you want to understand how the concept of life is changing, read this' Professor Andrew Briggs, University of Oxford When Darwin set out to explain the origin of species, he made no attempt to answer the deeper question: what is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question. Life really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match it. And yet, huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery. So can life be explained by known physics and chemistry, or do we need something fundamentally new? In this penetrating and wide-ranging new analysis, world-renowned physicist and science communicator Paul Davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name, a domain where computing, chemistry, quantum physics and nanotechnology intersect. At the heart of these diverse fields, Davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity with the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and even to illuminate the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe. From life's murky origins to the microscopic engines that run the cells of our bodies, The Demon in the Machine is a breath-taking journey across the landscape of physics, biology, logic and computing. Weaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, Davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window on the secret of life itself.
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How does life create order from chaos? And just what is life, anyway? Leading physicist Paul Davies argues that to find the answers, we must first answer a deeper question- 'What is information?' To understand the origins and nature of life, Davies proposes a radical vision of biology which sees the underpinnings of life as similar to circuits and electronics, arguing that life as we know it should really be considered a phenomenon of information storage. In an extraordinary deep dive into the real mechanics of what we take for granted, Davies reveals how biological processes, from photosynthesis to birds' navigation abilities, rely on quantum mechanics, and explores whether quantum physics could prove to be the secret key of all life on Earth. Lively and accessible, The Demon in the Machineboils down intricate interdisciplinary developments to take readers on an eye-opening journey towards the ultimate goal of science- unifying all theories of the living and the non-living, so that humanity can at last understand its place in the universe.
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