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Periodic table / written by Adrian Dingle.

By: Series: Eyewitness (Dorling Kindersley Limited)London, UK : Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2022Edition: Revised editionDescription: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; 29 cm + 1 posterISBN:
  • 9780241617670
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 546.8 D61 2022
Contents:
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
Summary: 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
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Books Books Senior High School Library General Circulation Section GC GC 546.8 D61 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available SHS000723

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

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