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A Guide to the Elements
Third Edition
Albert Stwertka
256 pages
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119 line art, 40 b/w halftones, 64 color halftones
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245x177mm
978-0-19-983252-1
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Paperback
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26 April 2012
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- A best-selling popular guide to chemistry, available in the UK for the first time
- Adds articles on the newly discovered elements, currently called Ununtrium (Uut), Ununpentium (Uup), Ununhexium (Uuh), Ununseptium (Uus), and Ununoctium (Uuo)
- Updates articles on the newly named elements: Darmstadtium (Ds), Roentgenium (Rg), and Copernicium (Cn)
- Includes new research on the practical application of elements, based on studies in nanotechnology, medicine, and superconductivity
- Small updates to the following sections: epilogue, chronology, further reading, and website list.
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.Readership: High school and college chemistry students
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Albert Stwertka, Professor Emeritus, United States Merchant Marine Academy 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.
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The Periodic Table
The Elements [one entry per element, in period table order]
Glossary
Chronology
Further Reading
Websites
Index
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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