Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the ElementsOxford University Press, 25.8.2011 - 710 sivua John Emsley's Nature's Building Bocks was published in paperback in 2003. In this readable, informative, and fascinating guide to the elements are entries on each of the 100-odd chemical elements, arranged alphabetically from actinium to zirconium. Each entry comprises an explanation of where the element's name comes from, followed by Body element (the role it plays in living things), Element of history (how and when it was discovered), Economic element (what it is used for), Environmental element (where it occurs, how much), Chemical element (facts, figures, and narrative), and Element of surprise (an amazing, little-known fact). Since publication of the first edition there have been a number of developments. Three new chemical elements have been named and validated: darmstadtium, roetgenium, and copernicium and the section on 'transfermium elements' has now been incorporated into the main part of the book. Economic uses of elements have grown, and some quite rare elements such as Scandium are now economically important, along with updates to elements such as gold due to new roles in industry. Fully revised and updated for 2010, this browsable compendium holds a wealth of useful information. |
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Sivu 14
... earth metals, which constitute group 2. The transition metals, which are the ... rare earths; this term is still in use. The actinides are the lower row of ... Earth, noting when these isotopes are radioactive. I should point out that ...
... earth metals, which constitute group 2. The transition metals, which are the ... rare earths; this term is still in use. The actinides are the lower row of ... Earth, noting when these isotopes are radioactive. I should point out that ...
Sivu 17
... rare element in the sea, and the very large, such as the total amount of an element on Earth. To talk about tiny proportions we will need to speak of parts per million (p.p.m.), parts per billion (p.p.b.) and even parts per trillion ...
... rare element in the sea, and the very large, such as the total amount of an element on Earth. To talk about tiny proportions we will need to speak of parts per million (p.p.m.), parts per billion (p.p.b.) and even parts per trillion ...
Sivu 45
... Rare old documents and other artefacts that are susceptible to oxidation can be protected by storing them in an ... earth's crust 1.2 p.p.m. Argon is the 56th most abundant element. seawater 0.45 p.p.m. and its average residence time is ...
... Rare old documents and other artefacts that are susceptible to oxidation can be protected by storing them in an ... earth's crust 1.2 p.p.m. Argon is the 56th most abundant element. seawater 0.45 p.p.m. and its average residence time is ...
Sivu 46
... rare. Argon is as soluble in water as oxygen gas, and more than twice as soluble in water as nitrogen gas. Argon was ... Earth's surface than in the air at the top of mountains. This was done by analysing air in the Borrego Sink, a ...
... rare. Argon is as soluble in water as oxygen gas, and more than twice as soluble in water as nitrogen gas. Argon was ... Earth's surface than in the air at the top of mountains. This was done by analysing air in the Borrego Sink, a ...
Sivu 61
... rare barium mineral called benitoite (barium titanium silicate) which is a ... ground lubricating slurry in drilling for oil and gas exploration. The sulfate also finds use as coating for photographic ... earth's crust 500 p.p.m. 61 Barium.
... rare barium mineral called benitoite (barium titanium silicate) which is a ... ground lubricating slurry in drilling for oil and gas exploration. The sulfate also finds use as coating for photographic ... earth's crust 500 p.p.m. 61 Barium.
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The Periodic Table | 634 |
The discovery of the elements in chronological order | 652 |
Bibliography | 657 |
Lists of elements and atomic numbers | 662 |
The periodic table | 664 |
Index | 665 |
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absorbed abundant element acid alloy aluminium antimony argon arsenic atmosphere atomic number atomic weight barium boiling point cadmium caesium calcium carbon cerium Chemical element Chemical element Data chemist chloride colour compounds contain copper Data file chemical decay density discovered dysprosium Economic element electrons element Data file Element of history Element of surprises environment earth’s crust Environmental element erbium Essential element europium extracted file chemical symbol fluoride g/cm3 oxide gold hafnium half-life heating helium holmium hydrogen iodine iron isotopes known isomers known isotopes lanthanoid lanthanum lead levels lithium lutetium magnesium manganese mass numbers melting point mercury metal million tonnes mineral molecules naturally occurring neutrons nickel nitrogen oxide oxygen percent periodic table phosphate phosphorus plants platinum plutonium potassium produced rare earth salts samarium selenium silicon silver sodium soils sulfide sulfur temperature thallium thorium titanium tonnes toxic uranium ytterbium yttrium zinc zirconium