This is
very basic chemistry.
Not exact matches
Basic polymer
chemistry isn't too complicated, but for most people the manufacture of the plastics that surround us is a mystery, which no doubt suits the chemical producers
very well.
In the remaining years of the 20th century, there is no doubt that the experimental investigation of the dynamics and mechanisms of elementary chemical reactions will play a
very important role in bridging the gap between the
basic laws of mechanics and the real world of
chemistry.
In climate science, for example, where we don't need an elaborate climate model to understand the
basic physics and
chemistry of greenhouse gases, so at some level the fact that increased CO2 warms the planet is a consequence of
very basic physics and
chemistry.
To argue, or even suggest, that [human action, including alterations in landscapes and emissions of greenhouse gases] «can»» or even doesn't, or even «may not» affect climate is in essence to argue against the
very basic of geophysics and
chemistry itself.
My physical
chemistry class spent the better part of a quarter (72 hours of class) just covering the
very basic stuff on errors in measurement and how they ballooned even in
very simple calculations.
In this instance, it is instructive for me to describe my own reasoning process, since I come to this topic with
very little first hand knowledge, beyond understanding the
basic chemistry of the problem.