On Food and Cooking

Appendix

A Chemistry Primer

Atoms,  Molecules,  Energy

Atoms, Molecules, and Chemical Bonds
Atoms and Molecules
Electrical Imbalance, Reactions, and
Oxidation
Electrical Imbalance and Chemical Bonds
Energy
Energy Causes Change
The Nature of Heat: Molecular Movement
Bond Energy
The Phases of Matter
Solids
Liquids
Gases
Many Food Molecules Can’t Change Phase
Mixtures of Phases: Solutions,