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020			_a 9780241617670 _qhardback
040			_beng _cHNU _erda
082			_223 _3GC _a546.8 D61 _b2022
100			_aDingle, Adrian, _eauthor.
245			_a Periodic table / _cwritten by Adrian Dingle.
250			_aRevised edition
264			_aLondon, UK : _bDorling Kindersley Limited, _c2022
300			_a72 pages : _billustrations (chiefly colour), portraits (some colour) ; _c29 cm + _e1 poster.
490			_a Eyewitness (Dorling Kindersley Limited)
500			_aIncludes poster attached to inside front cover Previous edition: 2018 Includes index
505			_aWhat 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
520			_aBeginning 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
521			_aSHS _bScience, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
546			_aIn English
650			_aPeriodic table of the elements.
650			_aChemical elements.
942			_2ddc _cBK _h500-599
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