The history and use of our earth's chemical elements : a reference guide
Learn about the history of Earth's elements
Print Book, English, ©2006
Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn., ©2006
xxv, 422 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
9780313334382, 0313334382
66527133
A short history of chemistry. The beginnings of science
Origins of the earth's chemical elements
Early uses of chemistry
The age of alchemy
The age of modern chemistry
Elements and compounds
Atomic structure. Early ideas of atomic structure
Some theoretical atomic models
The nucleus and radiation
Chemical bonding
Organic chemistry
Fullerenes and nanotechnology
The periodic table of the chemical elements. History
Rules for cataloging the elements
Isotopes
Radioactivity. Guide to the elements. Alkali metals : periods 1 to 7, Group 1 (IA)
Alkali earth metals : periods 2 to 7, Group 2 (IIA)
Transition elements : metals to nonmetals
Metallics, metalloids, semiconductors, nonmetals
Lanthanide series (rare-earth elements) : period 6
Actinide series (period 7) and transuranic elements
Transactinide series : period 7 (continuation of actinide series)
The superactinides (super heavy elements) and possible future elements