The Chemistry Knowledge for Firefighters

Chemical facts taught in firefighting training courses are often "isolated facts." In the book, these facts are integrated into an overall chemical-physical concept. Backgrounds are illuminated, and connections can be recognized. The overall understanding is facilitated, tactical measures for the operation become "logical".

This book is a translation of the original German 1^st edition Das Chemiewissen für die Feuerwehr by Torsten Schmiermund, published by Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature in 2019. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL. com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation. Springer Nature works continuously to further the development of tools for the production of books and on the related technologies to support the authors.

1 Introduction. - The natural sciences. - Substances and mixtures of substances. - 2 States of matter. - States of matter. - Gases. - 3 Atomic models and periodic table. - Atoms and atomic shell. - The periodic table. - 4 Molecules, ions, bonds. - Introduction. - Bonds. - 5 Solutions and chemical reactions. - Chemical reactions: Fundamentals. - Solutions. - Double salts. - 6 Acids and bases. - Acid-base theories. - Acids and bases. - ph value. - Neutralization. - 7 Redox reactions and electrochemistry. - Oxidation/reduction terms. - Redox couples. - Calculation of electromotive force. - Galvanic cells. - Electrolysis. - 8 Radioactivity. - Background knowledge of "radiation". - History of radioactivity. - Radioactivity: terms and notation. - The atomic nucleus. - Radioactive decay. - Nuclide maps. - Units of measurement of radiation from radioactive substances. - Measuring instruments for radiation emitted by radioactive substances. - Radiation exposure. - Biological effects of ionizing radiation. - Applications of radioactive substances. - Nuclear reactions. - Labeling of radioactive substances and areas. - Protection from ionizing radiation. - 9 Energy conversion of chemical reactions. - Energy. - Catalysis. - 10 Burning and extinguishing. - Fire and fires. - The process of burning. - Explosions. - The chemistry of combustion. - Extinguishing. - Fire protection equipment. - 11 Organic chemistry. - Essential organics. - Hydrocarbons. - Organic halogen compounds. - Organic oxygen compounds. - Organic nitrogen compounds. - Organic sulfur compounds. - Plastics. - Surfactants. - 12 CBRNE hazards. - Poisons. - Chemical warfare agents. - Biological agents. - Explosives. - Tables and figures.