Download or read book Why Chemical Reactions Happen written by James Keeler and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003-03-27 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This supplemental text for a freshman chemistry course explains the formation of ionic bonds in solids and the formation of covalent bonds in atoms and molecules, then identifies the factors that control the rates of reactions and describes more complicated types of bonding. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).