Chemistry

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Finding Chemistry Books on the Shelf

Ellender Memorial Library is in the process of switching our classification to Library of Congress. In the meantime, some books are cataloged using Library of Congress, and others are still cataloged using the Dewey Decimal. The lists below include call numbers where you can BROWSE the shelves to find something that interests you. Books from similar subject areas can be found together.

​Library of Congress

QD1-999             Chemistry
QD1-65               General. Including alchemy
QD71-142           Analytical chemistry
QD146-197         Inorganic chemistry
QD241-441         Organic chemistry
QD415-436          Biochemistry
QD450-801          Physical and theoretical chemistry
QD625-655          Radiation chemistry
QD701-731          Photochemistry
QD901-999          Crystallography