A Guide to the Elements
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The chemical elements and the basic principles of chemistry are the foundations of all scientific study, and this award-winning book provides a focused, comprehensive, and engaging survey of all 118 elements. A Guide to the Elements begins with an...
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The chemical elements and the basic principles of chemistry are the foundations of all scientific study, and this award-winning book provides a focused, comprehensive, and engaging survey of all 118 elements. A Guide to the Elements 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. Brought to life with historical anecdotes and everyday
examples, each element is discussed in a separate article. Readers learn the history of the element's discovery, its properties, and its practical uses. This edition includes five newly discovered elements and three newly named elements, in addition to small updates throughout.
examples, each element is discussed in a separate article. Readers learn the history of the element's discovery, its properties, and its practical uses. This edition includes five newly discovered elements and three newly named elements, in addition to small updates throughout.
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Newly updated throughout, and now covering 118 elements, this crystal-clear guide to the periodic table illuminates the basic concepts of chemistry as it traces the history and development of our knowledge of the material world.In this fascinating volume, Albert Stwertka makes complex ideas and terms easily understandable, drawing upon engaging historical anecdotes and everyday examples to clarify the text, which is complemented by numerous illustrations, many in full color. Since the second edition, many new elements have been named and discovered, including Darmstadtium, Roentgenium, and Copernicium, and the elements currently called Ununtrium, Ununpentium, Ununhexium, Ununseptium, and Ununoctium. The third edition
provides thorough coverage of all these new discoveries. In addition to the new elements, Stwertka has brought the information about the elements in the second edition up-to-date, based on the latest research. He discusses a cylindrical molecule of carbon known as a "nanotube," which has become a
do-all wonder substance, touted for use in everything from X-ray machines to paint. A new form of the element boron has been found that is nearly as hard as diamond. Its superior heat resistance could make it attractive for certain industrial uses. And a new particle detector using ultra-pure liquid xenon has been constructed beneath 5,000 feet of rock in Italy to detect dark matter. Stwertka also covers the 2010 Nobel-winning work on graphene, an ultrathin form of carbon that is vital for
future generations of computers and touch screens, the discovery of new superconductors, and the development of new uses for the rare earth elements.
Bringing the periodic table into the 21st century, this engrossing guide to the elements will fascinate everyone curious about the basic building blocks of the material world.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „A Guide to the Elements “
The Periodic Table ; The Elements [one entry per element, in period table order] ; Glossary ; Chronology ; Further Reading ; Websites ; Index
Autoren-Porträt von Albert Stwertka
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 Big Bang.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Albert Stwertka
- 2012, 3 Revised edition, 256 Seiten, 64 farbige Abbildungen, 40 Schwarz-Weiß-Abbildungen, Maße: 25,4 x 17,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199832528
- ISBN-13: 9780199832521
- Erscheinungsdatum: 14.01.2012
Sprache:
Englisch
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