Periodic table /
Dingle, Adrian,
Periodic table / written by Adrian Dingle. - Revised edition - 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm + 1 poster. - Eyewitness (Dorling Kindersley Limited) .
Includes poster attached to inside front cover
Previous edition: 2018
Includes index
What is an element?
Inside an atom
The periodic table
Elemental groups and sets
Hydrogen
Alkali metals
Alkaline earth metals
Transition metals
Lanthanides
Actinides
The boron group
The nitrogen group
The oxygen group
Halogens
Noble gases
Glossary
Index
Beginning with a concise history of chemistry, scientific pioneers, and the creation of the first periodic table, this comprehensive guide then launches into a visual tour of each individual element. Along the way, you'll find out where each element comes from and what it is used for, explained clearly and simply for young readers. Explore elements such as nitrogen and oxygen and learn why they are essential to our survival. See how precious gold protects astronauts in space, and what makes the metal mercury so unusual. Find out about synthetic elements created in labs, which the smartest chemists are still busy figuring out how to use
Senior High School Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
In English
9780241617670
Periodic table of the elements.
Chemical elements.
546.8 D61 / 2022
Periodic table / written by Adrian Dingle. - Revised edition - 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm + 1 poster. - Eyewitness (Dorling Kindersley Limited) .
Includes poster attached to inside front cover
Previous edition: 2018
Includes index
What is an element?
Inside an atom
The periodic table
Elemental groups and sets
Hydrogen
Alkali metals
Alkaline earth metals
Transition metals
Lanthanides
Actinides
The boron group
The nitrogen group
The oxygen group
Halogens
Noble gases
Glossary
Index
Beginning with a concise history of chemistry, scientific pioneers, and the creation of the first periodic table, this comprehensive guide then launches into a visual tour of each individual element. Along the way, you'll find out where each element comes from and what it is used for, explained clearly and simply for young readers. Explore elements such as nitrogen and oxygen and learn why they are essential to our survival. See how precious gold protects astronauts in space, and what makes the metal mercury so unusual. Find out about synthetic elements created in labs, which the smartest chemists are still busy figuring out how to use
Senior High School Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
In English
9780241617670
Periodic table of the elements.
Chemical elements.
546.8 D61 / 2022
