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Title Statement | The illustrated encyclopedia of the elements: the powers, uses, and histories of every atom in the universe / Lisa Congdon. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Encyclopedia of the elements |
Author | Congdon, Lisa |
Publication | ©2021San Francisco: Chronicle Books,[2021] |
Extent of Item | 147 pages |
ISBN | 9781452161594 1452161593 |
Other Number | 3891871 |
General Notes | Includes index. |
Contents | What is an element? -- All about atoms -- Compounds -- States of matter -- Alchemy and ancient chemistry -- Meet Dmitri Mendeleev -- How to read the periodic table -- The element categories -- The elements -- The ten most abundant elements in Earth's crust -- Pee-yew! You stink! -- Endangered elements -- Elements and the human body -- What's in a name? -- Oliver Sacks: collector of elements -- The role of elements in catalytic converters -- CSI elements: the periodic table of investigations -- The Curies -- Where do "human-made" transuranic elements come from? -- Particle accelerator -- Radioactivity -- The deadliest elements -- Elements 101-118 -- Standout chemists of the periodic table. |
Summary | Takes readers on a rollicking ride through the world of all 118 known elements where they will discover their uses and special properties. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Chemistry--Juvenile literature--History |
Periodic table of the elements--Juvenile literature | |
Chemical elements--Encyclopedias, Juvenile |