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

Scerri, Eric R. (Author).

Summary:

In this authoritative Very Short Introduction to The Periodic Table, 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780199582495 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0199582491
  • Physical Description: xx, 147 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
  • Publisher: Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The elements -- A quick overview of the modern periodic table -- Atomic weight, triads, and Prout -- Steps toward the periodic table -- The Russian genius--Mendeleev -- Physics invades the periodic table -- Electronic structure -- Quantum mechanics -- Modern alchemy: from missing elements to synthetic elements -- Forms of the periodic table.
Subject: Periodic law > Tables.
Chemical elements.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Kirtland Community College Library QD 467 .S247 2011 30543791 General Collection Available -


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