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Author:

Scerri, Eric R., author.

Title:

The periodic table : a very short introduction / Eric R. Scerri.

Edition:

Fully updated new edition.
Second edition.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

xxv, 154 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm

Subject:

Periodic table of the elements.
Chemical elements.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146) and index.

Contents:

1. The elements -- 2. A quick overview of the modern periodic table -- 3. Atomic weight, triads, and Prout -- 4. Steps towards the periodic table -- 5. The Russian genius: Mendeleev -- 6. Physics invades the periodic table -- 7. Electronic structure -- 8. Quantum mechanics -- 9. Modern alchemy: from missing elements to synthetic elements -- 10. Forms of the periodic table.

Summary:

"The periodic table of elements, first encountered by many of us at school, provides an arrangement of the chemical elements, ordered by their atomic number, electron configuration, and recurring chemical properties. In this Very Short Introduction, Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics. This new edition also celebrates the completion of the seventh period of the table, with the naming of elements 113, 115, 117, and 118."--Inside cover.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 289

ISBN:

0198842325
9780198842323

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1104033752

LCCN:

2019936266

Locations:

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)