J, H, Wood, C. W. Keenan, W. B. Bull 1. 8! Bowman, University of Tenneseee, Knoxville. Harper and Row, Pub- lishers, New York, 1963. vill +531 pp. Figs. and tables. 17. 25 em, BOOK REVIEWS 2. “This text isto a large extent an adapts- tion and condensation of a mare compre~ hensive text plished in 1061 by two of the above autho (Kenan and Wood). Reviewed in This Issve- The present text ie designed for students preparing for careers other than pro- fessional’ chemists, One recsives "the J. H. Wood, C. W. Keenan, W. E. Bull, and X. 8. Bowman, Fundamentals of impression that the authors made the College Chenistey mttake of confusing abbreviation of Tigorous text with simplification of Kathrine Blood Hegiman, Chenistey fr the Applied Sciences Inateral, "This weakness more apparent inthe portions of the text dealing with the oar Neca, Probe aor Comitey inthe tons ofthe et dealing nt the ear Bring a rd 3 ring, Motor Choa! Kiain thn inte cpa devs o desert \ ino sty zal T Ovrman, Basi Conc of Nuclear Chersatey cre cen for te Sicy W. Penson, Chesil Casati agro ta ne fice Witian H, Neral and Freee C. Shi, Genoa Chess ee ree J.T tals, Programe srt for Sand Tad fave med toed by cern ft . icf topics which « deeade ago oecupied prom- “ome P. Lyemght and Clarence M. Wiliam, A Guide to Prognmed | flat pains moet oral ebony Tanti tanta "On the her “han, mee Chars. Detonator, Ching 1+ Atami Sewtare and Bond Prorat ove than i sal", " Organi erry and Waco Ven H. Bah, Phys See: A Stay of Matt and ergy To cfc nde tina of ‘acu Natanot, Irae Specie of Tnogeic nnd Cortaation Compounds | Tvant materia on ales and nulay gon W. Bey, Pye and Chori Metis of Separation aan oe han thy ee of Eeaching Both general and organic chem= istry, the viedom of induding iil material from the fields of organic and Atfred Prock and Gladys MeCoutey, Topics in Chernical Physica: Based on the Harvant Lectures of Peter Debye Welter J. Moore, Physical Chemistsy Biochemistry, for example, the Haworth Ta Gu prema in Ph hexagonal evelie (pyranose) formula for Jiri Hare, eb aly Colletion of Problems in Physieal Chomistry gisae a s exp are omg ef Sameivn, Ton Exchange Separations in Analytical Chemistry hensive treatment of some of the other : a Y e fundamentals of general chemistry HH, Jafé sod Mion Orchin, Theory and Applications of Ultraviolet Spectro- "To he spectic. Although atomic struc scopy ture is discussed in Chapter 2 in keeping vith modern trends, material concerning tathode raya the disoovery and characters ind Karl Myrtack, editors, The Enzymes. Volume Ces of fundamental subatomic particles, heses Coupled to A'TP Cleavage fand the like haa not been Included here priaetr fs wat done in the larger text. The f fudent ie simply told that "Modern researches indicate the existence of about Fred W. Billmeyer, Jr, Textbook of Polymer Science Paul D. Boyer, Hoary La %, Group Transfer; 8) Willian 1, Nastul, Physical Techniques in Biological Recoarch. Special Methods Maret Parkin and Elmer H.St,eitors, Comprehensive Biochemistry. Yolk | twenty partis of mater. Only three of ses 34 these age impestant in ou presen study: Alee A. Kramer, Russian-English Chemical Reader: Russko-Angliskays Kniga etre eontcariaial alga hteniys yo Ebel, ‘suffice for students having had a solid Aezonder ‘King and. Hons Prombers, German-English Chemival Terminology: | course in highschool chemistry, one ‘Enaliche und deutacho chemise Fachausdrcke {qustiont whether students having cal SXverage preparation and ality? wil Aniheny Standen, editor, Enoyelopedis of Chemeat Teehaclogy. Volume 1, | pe’ aale fo formulate any worthadile AeA concept of the structure of atoms on the Fz Soba, Ton Flotation Sha ech an abbreviated ase, aoe ‘The sections dealing with valence bonds: Chaves D. Holand, Malticomponent Distilation leo ules from brevity of presentation ‘The aon-polar and polar characteristics of substances receives only alight and in ‘Gdental treatment. No reference is mado 1M. Kolthaf, Philip J. Eleing and Ernest B. Sandel, editors, Treatise on Ana- Ita! Chemistry.” Part TT, Analytical Chemistry of the Elements. Volumes aan jin the index to either the Bronsted or Moret Plrkin an Hiner H, Stat, eiort, Compshesive Banistry: Vi Tenis coeeptof sede and bast although ine 8 {he Rept detnton re wed witout Moree Frkin and Finer H. Stole, editors, Comprehensive. Biochemistry. eT i te et ola kaon Vatu 10 Er Tis omer ns rel tn in Mareel Florkin and Elmer H. Stotz, editors, Comprehensive Biochemists Vol ‘regular chemistry major. It should ume IT bias ay pointed out that some of these concepts: | met) ee ee oe Volume 40, Number 9, September 1963 / 497(Chemiatry” whieh was sed aa a text at four eallege fora year. We ate inclined to holley im the main that this condensation of a larger and. worthwhile text wil not adequately mect the needs of the type of susdent tacks to serve, ‘The format of the book is i good taste and the publishers have done thei ob well, An Instructor's manual listing ‘sxmple examinations, solutions to. probe rm, Iectire demonstrations, andthe ike ‘accompanies the text. Joux Da: Vins ‘Calin Callge Grand Rapids, Michigan Chemistry for the Applied Scioncor Katherine Blood Hofman, Plorida State University, Tallahassee, Prentir-Hal, Inc Englewood Clifa, New Jersey, Jo. sit +429 pp. Figs. and tables. 1X 2em. $65, "This tentbook is described in ite Preface as “designed primarily for one’ year college-level couree.” The title implies that Tt might be a suitable text for engi= neering students, among others. Acti tally itis of more limited soope, ARhogh the author makes no statement shout the type of student or the particular course Aowaed which the book it aimed, i¢ seems tently to have been written to Farsi background in chemistry to home econom= ies students of student nurses. Viewed in this light, the book has much to recom= mente ‘The development of the principles of chemistry, (atoms, moleeula, ehemienl bonding. formulas, equations, typea of compounds, statexo matter, te), aceapies the hist 13 chapters (155 pages). Eleven chapters, (and 146 pages), develop onganie thomistey from structural thoory through hnydrocarbong, aleahols, aldelydes, and Ketones, ete to amino acids and proteins, ‘The author interposse a. yory brit Chapter 22, Unit of Lifes "The Coll be- tween eyelie compounds and earbon hydrates Wo no particular effect. The Inet five chapters have primarily ta dy vith bioehomstry and physiology ‘Obviously, a texthook whieh attempts to over sha wide area of cheistey ranot be eamplete atl detailed Ta all ‘area. ‘The decision about what to in- chde, what to abbreviate, and what to ‘omit ‘must be considered ‘carefully with fone’ aim clearly in mind ‘The wuthor fostumee that the atdent ising the text hook will have had no previous experience in. chemistry." Tndeed, the mnemonic devices used for the solving af ste sli tion oncentration problems in Patter for Writing Pantions and in torneo with the names of the classes of organic fimpounds. suguest that this book is ‘weiten particularly for students’ who, fightly cr wrongly, feel that they: ha litle “talent for the physieal sciences, Por such a student the discussion of the tlecteon configuration of the elaen Chapter 8 and the use of the ‘hart wil be upsetting; tho uso of valence 498 / Journal of Chemical Education orbitals in Chapters 14,15 willbe frighten Ing; and the discussion of stereoisomers in Chapter 19 wll be completely confusing. Allin all, however, the thor hie chosen wisely, if this) reviewer's inter pretation of the aim of this book be cor ect, and this texthook should prove to be tsefal and wsluable to eudents who ticed. some understanding of chemistry fsa backgroind for courses in nrition, pharmacology, and physiology. Beyond 2 few oversights in filing to correct in proof tome of the ‘mames of “organic fompouinds, B-methyl pentane and 2,25 trimethyl pentane appear as feo words, for example), there are few misleading 1 inaccurato statements, This reviewer was somewhat strpried to read under Methods of Science in Chapter I that the final step inthe scientific mthod consists of “Accepting a thoory established beyond fll reasonable doubt ss a seieatifie low,” hhowavor. A. theory ie not capable of Ioeing proved. true in the sense th the laws it accounte for aro;. indeed a theory may’ or may not be true but what iscaid about it should be. Auuns 8, Hussey Narthiestorn Univertty Eeanaton, Minos Problems in Inorganic Chemistry Howori Nechamkin, Trenton. State College, ‘Trenton, New Jersey. D. Van Nostrand Co.) Ine, Prinecion, New Jemey. ix E169 pp. Figs. and tables 1421 em, $8.75 ‘The title of this little paper volume is mast misleading. Bach! of the first ihteen chapters opens with a several page review ofthe topic. The “problems” fin the topic follow. "The ast chapter only includes problems and no text. ‘Further more the toplet covered. inchide. The Nucleus, Crystals, Thermodynamics, and Chemica! Kinetice a well ue the more ‘usual topie ineuded under the heading of Inorgante Chemistry. Tn the ast chapter 1 comiderable portion of the problem would be better classed ae qualitative analysis Tt is obvious that the real attempted coverage is miuch broader than the title professes, ‘Ansvtert ure included to most of the questions; however spot check of the Answers reveals s numberof editorial errors and. on unfortuate number of factual frroms. Unfortunately the same mist be Said of the text material. Avery. few ‘examples will suifice to describe what the reviewer Gnds disturbing. NH is described as being eapable of behaving as either a Lewis or a Bronsted thus, while CH, is deseribed as eapable of hohaving asa Bronsted bace onl. Aqueous solutions of eopper(t) ebloride are written @ CusCl, lutions ‘oO resets with NaNH ip one plane to produce NaN; and 110, but in another plice to preduve the proper presuets, NaN, NaOH, and NH ‘norine, and bromine to form stable. tetrahaldes which release halogen snd foe galore PbXeealteon heating. ‘The reviewer has formed the opinion that it would be most tn tse thie material with students at any level SY Tr University of Novth Carotina Chapel Hil Modern Chemical Kinetics Henry Eyring sod Bavard M. Eyring both of the: University of Utah,” Salt Lake City. Reinhold Publishing Corp. New York, 1968. ix + 114 pp. Flax and tables” 125 X 19m, Paperbound, S195. In the paperback series, Selected Topies in Modern Chetnstry, severalaneas of chemistry normally dealt with only briefly ina first-year course have boen expanded into little books that ean be neh pe plomonts tan standard text. This hook is unlike the volumes which have Previously” appeared in the serie: "be: feause of the complesity of the subject Imattor treated, it be directed “chiely towaed upperciass chemistry students rather than thote inthe earlier college years”. This fact ie clears indicated by VanderWerl inthe Series brave undertaken to sketch some of the important develop ments of the last three decades in the fl ‘ofchemistey that deals with reaction rate, Tn ordee to tint this eres the book had to be so short that the writing of it mist have involved ite authors in considerable frustration. ‘The mmber of undergrad uate students who have “attained the activated state required to appreciate thie hook is definitely hinted.” This situation ‘would be impeesible to avoid in a book ‘orauch brevity dealing with atopic of sch depth, bresdth and volume. Tn the pre- ce the withors reveal that thelr purpose isto infect at least a few readers ‘ith “che typical reaction Kinetiest's ents sm for hi eet.” “Tho fist chopter deals with the origin of the activated state coneept and prewnts brietythe historical development required for proper appreciation of the subeeqsent chapters. Wilhelmy’s study of the rate bf inversion of suerose in 1880 inagtrated the modera era of chemical kinetin Willelmy wa the frst to formulate cor rectly the Kinetic law of a frstorder reac tion.” The next important step was the proposal by Goldberg and Wang i everal_ papers appearing between. i85 nil 1879, of « Principle of Mae Action in reaction ‘rates and ‘chemical equilibria, In IS77 van't Hof independently stated the Principle of Mass Action, and. in 1889 Archeniue propesed the hypothesis that. molecules must get into an activated state before they ean reset, "This wok ia concerned primarily with the siteo- ‘quent development of the aotivated state oncept as motivated by the hope for aa fa prin ealeslation of the rate of rea tion, “in the second chapter the authors dis. ‘ess potential energy surfaces in eonfigurae