TY - BOOK AU - Smith, Alastair TI - Mixtures & Compounds T2 - Usborne Library of Science SN - 9780545130400 U1 - 540 PY - 2006/// CY - New York : PB - Scholatic KW - chemistry KW - non-fiction N2 - A guide to the science behind familiar substances, like plastics and paint. It covers the latest kinds of compounds, such as ultra-strong fibres used in spacesuits. Also included are activities, facts and figures, a glossary, revision questions, and links to over 100 relevant Web sites ER -