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020			_a9780233004365 _q(hbk.)
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050		4	_aQD466 _b.C42 2014
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100	1		_aChalloner, Jack, _eauthor. _986277
245	1	4	_aThe elements : the new guide to the building blocks of our universe /
264		1	_aLondon : _bAndre Deutsch, _c2014.
300			_a160 pages : _billustrations (chiefly color) ; _c23 cm
500			_a"First published in 2012 by Carlton Books Ltd."
500			_aIncludes index.
500			_aTakes readers on an illustrated tour of the periodic table. Includes information about the elements, their main compounds, and their principal uses.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Elements: a history -- Hydrogen -- The alkali metals: group 1 -- The alkaline earth metals: group 2 -- Interlude: The d-block and the transition metals -- The transition metals: group 3 -- The transition metals: group 4 -- The transition metals: group 5 -- The transition metals: group 6 -- The transition metals: group 7 -- The transition metals: group 8 -- The transition metals: group 9 -- The transition metals: group 10 -- The transition metals: group 11 -- The transition metals: group 12 -- Interlude: The f-block: the lanthanoids and the actinoids -- The lanthanoids -- The actinoids -- The boron group: group 13 -- The carbon group: group 14 -- The nitrogen group: group 15 -- The oxygen group: group 16 -- The halogens: groups 17 -- The noble gases: group 18 -- The transuranium elements.
520			_aWhat links the Taj Mahal and our skeleton? The Eiffel Tower and our blood? The salt on our food and the street lamps that guide us home? The answers are calcium, iron and sodium - each one an element. Forged in the Big Bang and in supernovas, the elements and their resulting compounds went on to create our Solar System, the planet we live on, the air we breathe, the water we rely on, and the proteins that would become life. This book provides need-to-know information on every one of the 118 known elements. Some, like carbon, oxygen and aluminium, are familiar; others, like gadolinium and tellurium, are not. Inside the book, you will find the elements' vital statistics, their important compounds and applications and the fascinating histories of their discovery. You will also find clear and concise explanations of what an element is, how and why the elements are arranged in the periodic table, and of the structure of atoms, the building blocks of everything around you. The Elements is your definitive guide to the elements. It is authoritative, accessible and filled with wonder.
650		0	_aChemical elements _vPopular works. _986278
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