Guide to the Elements

Name: Guide to the Elements
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ISBN: 9780195150278

ISBN-10: 0195150279

ISBN-13: 9780195150278

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Albert Stwertka

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Newly updated with the stunning discovery of two new elements, A Guide to the Elements, 2nd Edition is still the easy- to-read, easy-to- understand resource to the periodic table that students and teachers of the physical sciences expect. A Guide to the Elements, Second Edition begins with an introductory section that explains some of the basic concepts of chemistry and traces the history and development of the periodic table of the elements. In clear, nontechnical language, Albert Stwertka takes complex ideas and terms easily understandable. Complemented with historical anecdotes and everyday examples, each fascinating article examines one element and is accompanied by photographs many in…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/2/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 10.00" wide x 7.01" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Albert Stwertka is Professor Emeritus at the United States Merchant Marine Academy. He is the author of numerous books on science and math, including The World of Atoms and Quarks, Recent Revolutions in Physics, Recent Revolutions in Mathematics, and Physics: From Newton to the BigBang.



The Periodic Table


Hydrogen


Helium


Lithium


Beryllium


Boron


Carbon


Nitrogen


Oxygen


Fluorine


Neon


Sodium


Magnesium


Aluminum


Silicon


Phosphorus


Sulfur


Chlorine


Argon


Potassium


Calcium


Scandium


Titanium


Vanadium


Chromium


Manganese


Iron


Cobalt


Nickel


Copper


Zinc


Gallium


Germanium


Arsenic


Selenium


Bromine


Krypton


Rubidium


Strontium


Yttrium


Zirconium


Niobium


Molybdenum


Technetium


Ruthenium


Rhodium


Palladium


Silver


Cadmium


Indium


Tin


Antimony


Tellurium


Iodine


Xenon


Cesium


Barium


Lanthanum


Cerium


Praseodymium


Neodymium


Promethium


Samarium


Europium


Gadolinium


Terbium


Dysprosium


Holmium


Erbium


Thulium


Ytterbium


Lutetium


Hafnium


Tantalum


Tungsten


Rhenium


Osmium


Iridium


Platinum


Gold


Mercury


Thallium


Lead


Bismuth


Polonium


Astatine


Radon


Francium


Radium


Actinium


Thorium


Protactinium


Uranium


Neptunium


Plutonium


Americium


Curium


Berkelium


Californium


Einsteinium


Fermium


Mendelevium


Nobelium


Lawrencium


Rutherfordium


Dubnium


Seaborgium


Bohrium


Hassium


Meitnerium


Ununnilium


Unununium


Ununbiium


Ununquadium


Epilogue


Glossary


Chronology


Further Reading


Web Sites


Index