Why Is Milk White?: & 200 Other Curious Chemistry Questions

Front Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 5
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
Preface by Simon Quellen Field......Page 18
How to Read Structural Formulas......Page 20
Can chemicals cause mutations in animals?......Page 22
What happens if you breathe in smoke or carbon dioxide?......Page 23
What does biology have to do with chemistry?......Page 24
Project: Smoking Hands......Page 25
How do we have hair?......Page 27
Why are boys usually taller than girls?......Page 28
Why do people use lotion as a moisturizer?......Page 29
What kinds of chemicals do athletes drink before they do a race?......Page 30
How has chemistry helped our health?......Page 31
Why does Benadryl make you sleepy?......Page 32
Why do some people have dark skin and other people have light skin?......Page 34
Do we get chemicals from plants?......Page 36
Why do we use plants?......Page 37
Why are there so many colors of plants?......Page 38
How does sunlight make plants turn green?......Page 41
What makes leaves change colors?......Page 42
What is herbicide?......Page 43
How does soap work?......Page 46
Where does soap come from?......Page 48
What chemicals in washing soap make it clean your clothes?......Page 49
Why do we use chemicals as cleaning supplies?......Page 51
How do they make shampoo in different colors?......Page 52
Why is conditioner always white?......Page 54
How do they make shampoo and conditioner in fragrant smells?......Page 55
Project: Paper Chromatography......Page 56
What does glass have to do with chemistry?......Page 66
Project: Silicon Bouncy Ball......Page 67
What are shoes made from?......Page 71
What is in deodorant?......Page 73
Why is lipstick so glossy?......Page 75
How do people make lipstick different colors?......Page 76
How does Drano get rid of sink clogs?......Page 77
How does hairspray get out of the can?......Page 78
How does superglue work?......Page 79
How does hair dye work?......Page 80
What is ammonia and how does it work?......Page 81
What is antifreeze?......Page 82
Why do you need antifreeze in your car?......Page 83
Why does salt water make metal rust faster?......Page 84
How do water filters work?......Page 85
How do water softeners work, and why do you need them?......Page 86
What chemicals does hairspray have?......Page 87
Why is hair gel so slimy?......Page 89
How does Biosilk keep your hair smooth?......Page 90
Why are there so many chemicals in makeup?......Page 92
What is shoe polish made of?......Page 94
How does face paint stay moist?......Page 95
How does Shout work?......Page 96
Why do people need to wear goggles while they are doing experiments?......Page 100
Why does Bactine sting when you spray it on your cut?......Page 101
How does soap get germs off you?......Page 102
Why can’t you swallow toothpaste when you can swallow a mint?......Page 103
How do face wipes take away zits?......Page 104
How can Zanfe soap get off poison oak?......Page 105
How does sunblock protect your skin from getting sunburned?......Page 107
How do you get sunburned when it is cloudy?......Page 109
How do you get a tan?......Page 110
Why are some medicines liquid and some medicines pills?......Page 112
Why is it when you put hydrogen peroxide in your mouth it bubbles?......Page 111
How do Band-Aids stick to your skin?......Page 113
What are some chemicals that make people crazy?......Page 114
What happens if you breathe in hairspray?......Page 115
Why do people use hydrogen peroxide for mouth rinse?......Page 116
How does hydrogen peroxide bleach your hair?......Page 117
What do the chemicals in spit do?......Page 119
What common chemicals shouldn’t be mixed together?......Page 120
How do explosives work?......Page 122
How do you make explosives?......Page 123
What types of chemicals are in gunpowder?......Page 125
Is there chemistry in guns?......Page 126
How are fireworks made?......Page 127
Why are explosives so loud?......Page 128
What do cap guns have in them that make them explode?......Page 129
What makes flames turn colors?......Page 130
How do we make different colored fireworks?......Page 131
What is plasma?......Page 132
How do you make a volcano with chemicals?......Page 133
Project: Making Oxygen......Page 134
Why do chemicals smell?......Page 138
Why do skunks smell bad?......Page 139
What is the chemical reaction that makes your feet smell?......Page 140
What is the chemical reaction that makes your breath smell?......Page 142
Why does nail polish smell so strong?......Page 143
Why do some glues smell strong?......Page 144
What chemicals make perfume?......Page 145
Why do some plants smell and others don’t?......Page 148
Why are there so many colors in the world?......Page 150
How do people make different nail polish colors?......Page 151
Why are clouds white?......Page 152
Why is water clear?......Page 153
Why is grass green?......Page 154
What makes disappearing ink disappear?......Page 155
Why is butter yellow?......Page 156
How can you whiten your teeth with hydrogen peroxide?......Page 157
How does bleach work?......Page 159
Project: Color Blossoms......Page 161
Why is there salt in the ocean?......Page 164
What happens when you play with liquid nitrogen?......Page 165
Why do some chemicals stain your hands?......Page 166
What happens when you put your hand in an acid?......Page 167
What happens when you put a leaf in an acid?......Page 168
What do electrons do?......Page 169
How do you use chemistry to make a battery?......Page 170
How do solar panels work?......Page 171
How does a Van de Graaff generator work?......Page 172
What does water have to do with chemistry?......Page 174
What chemicals do you find in everyday life?......Page 175
What does the periodic table of elements have to do with chemistry?......Page 176
How do elements get their names?......Page 177
How does gas cook our food and heat our homes?......Page 178
Why is oil so oily?......Page 179
Why does air leak out of a balloon?......Page 180
What makes an acid not good?......Page 181
Project: Butane Balloon......Page 182
What is matter?......Page 186
What is hydrogen sulfate?......Page 187
What is the strongest kind of acid?......Page 189
Why does snow melt?......Page 190
Why do people put salt on icy roads?......Page 191
Does ice weigh more than water?......Page 192
How is organic chemistry different from regular chemistry?......Page 193
How is biochemistry related to regular chemistry?......Page 194
Why are there so many varieties in chemistry?......Page 196
How many types of bonds are in chemistry?......Page 197
Can you change lead into gold?......Page 199
What is the difference between radiation and radioactivity?......Page 200
How do they make petroleum into jelly?......Page 201
Why do chemicals foam up?......Page 202
What is hydrogen peroxide?......Page 203
What is a soda can made out of?......Page 204
What is the difference between Fahrenheit and Celsius?......Page 205
Why do some things dissolve in water and others don’t?......Page 206
What is plastic made of?......Page 207
Project: Extracting Iodine......Page 208
Project: Fun with Boron......Page 213
What are some things chemists do?......Page 220
How do people today use chemistry and science in their jobs?......Page 221
How are chemists different from and similar to scientists?......Page 222
Project: Latent Fingerprints......Page 223
How is physics different from chemistry?......Page 227
What does math have to do with chemistry?......Page 228
What chemicals would you see if you were in a chemistry lab?......Page 229
Project: Copper Catalyst......Page 230
How do you use chemistry in a pharmacy?......Page 233
Project: Hollow Pennies......Page 234
How do doctors use chemistry in their work?......Page 237
How is chemistry used in cooking?......Page 238
Why are some foods made with chemicals?......Page 240
Why do we need calcium?......Page 242
How does chemistry keep your food safe?......Page 243
Why does adding oils to cooking water keep it from boiling over?......Page 245
Why do onions make you cry?......Page 246
How do you make rock candy?......Page 247
Why does salt have a texture?......Page 248
Why is chocolate a solid?......Page 249
Are there chemicals in artificial flavors?......Page 252
What makes soda so fizzy?......Page 255
Project: Dancing Raisins......Page 256
What are all of the chemicals in soda?......Page 259
Does bottled water go bad?......Page 260
What makes cookies rise?......Page 261
Why does jelly feel squishy?......Page 262
How does a fruit get ripe?......Page 263
Why is honey so sticky?......Page 264
How do you make fake butter?......Page 265
What gives people energy?......Page 266
Why do some medicines have flavor and others don’t?......Page 267
Why is there salt in almost everything you eat?......Page 268
Why do you get cavities when you eat too much sugar?......Page 269
Glossary......Page 272