Why Is Milk White?: & 200 Other Curious Chemistry Questions
OTHER CURIOUS 200 Why Is Milk White Q U E S T I O N S ALEXA COELHO S MON QUELLEN F ELD
To Kari Christian and Clay
Contents Preface by Simon Quellen Field xvii How to Read Structural Formulas xix 1 People and Animals 1 Can chemicals cause mutations in animals 1 What happens if you breathe in smoke or carbon dioxide 2 What does biology have to do with chemistry 3 Project Smoking Hands 4 What does physiology have to do with chemistry 6 How do we have hair 6 Why are boys usually taller than girls 7 Why do people use lotion as a moisturizer 8 What kinds of chemicals do athletes drink before they do a race 9 How has chemistry helped our health 10 How is the human body related to chemistry 11 Why does Benadryl make you sleepy 11 Why do some people have dark skin and other people have light skin 13 2 Plants 15 Do we get chemicals from plants 15 Why do we use plants 16 Why are there so many colors of plants 17
