The Elements: What You Really Want to KnowTwenty-First Century Books, 01/01/2006 - 135 من الصفحات Discusses the history of the periodic table of the elements, includes biographies of major figures in the field of chemistry, and provides information on each element. |
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Part One The Biography of a Science | 7 |
The Road to the Atom | 33 |
Radiation | 41 |
The Elements In and Around Us | 49 |
Part Two The Lore of the Elements | 57 |
Glossary | 131 |
Further ReadingWeb Sites | 133 |
| 134 | |
About the Author | 136 |
Back Cover | 138 |
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Albert Ghiorso alloys alpha particles aluminum amounts ancient times Origin atomic number Atomic weight Beryllium Bismuth bombarding Boron burns calcium called carbon chemical chlorine chromium color combination compounds contain copper created decay Democritus discovered Discovery Earth electrical electrons elements emitted fission fluorine Gassendi glass Glenn Seaborg gold gram Greek word half-life helium hydrogen iodine iron isotope Jöns Jakob Berzelius kilogram known biological function Known since ancient lanthanide Latin word Lavoisier lead light lithium magnesium magnet manufacture Marie Curie Melting point Mendeleyev ments mercury mineral molecules name comes nature neutrons nickel nitrogen nobelium nontoxic nuclear reactors nucleus number of atoms Origin of name ounce oxide oxygen periodic table phosphorus physicist planet plutonium poisonous potassium produced protons radiation radioactive radium radon rare rays reactive resistant to corrosion salt sample seaborgium selenium silicon silvery metal sodium soft steel substance sulfur Terbium tiny toxic tubes Ununquadium uranium X-rays zinc