1. Why does chemistry have such a negative connotation
associated with it by the general public?
2. How effective is the metaphor about marriage on pages
126-127 in explaining chemical bonds?
3. Is it a problem that many chemists don't fully
understand the periodic table or other aspects of chemistry?
Why? (pg 124-125)
4. What do we gain from the understanding of things as
small as atoms and molecules?
5. How is the complexity of chemical reactions related to
chemical bonds?
6. Page 138 quotes Rich Danheiser, stating, "Chemistry is
the science of change, the study of transformation." How
true is this statement? Does it accurately portray Chemistry
as a science?
7. In what ways do we interact with
chemistry on a daily basis?
8. Do you think chemistry would be the same
on other life-bearing planets?
9. Is there any other molecule as important
to our daily life as water?
10. Can the negative perceptions of chemistry
be improved? If so, how?
11. How would the world respond if there was a major
disruption in the carbon cycle, i.e., loss of fossil
fuels?
12. How would chemistry be different if there was no
true meaning or understanding of time?