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The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements A Reference Guide
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Robert E. Krebs
Illustrations by Rae Déjur
Book Code: GR0123
ISBN: 0-313-30123-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30123-0
360 pages, figures, glossary,
Greenwood Press
Publication: 1/30/1998
List Price: $59.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • This work is a hybrid, combining a textbook treatment of the history of chemistry, atomic structure, and periodic-table theory with a reference handbook on the individual elements. Appropriate for high school and community college libraries.
    —Library Journal
  • Krebs offers an excellent book likely to prove very useful to both instructor and student....this is a marvelous reference.
    —Choice
  • Fans of Mr. Wizard, and librarians helping with assignments on the elements, will like this book. Krebs has written a lot of intructional material and it shows. His popular style...makes his book accessible for its intended audience of students and general readers....This new volume will be a good purchase for school and public libraries for homework assignments and ready-reference....
    —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
  • Krebs has authored an interesting accurate work on the chemical elements....I highly recommend The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements for school and public libraries.
    —Reference & User Services Quarterly
Description: All aspects of the chemical elements are presented in this easy-to-use reference for high school and college students. This one-volume work covers the development of chemistry as a science and the growth of the Periodic Table from pre-history to present day. Included are descriptions of the most recently discovered elements, which provide information on each element usually found only by consulting different sources. This information includes symbol, atomic number, common valence, atomic weight, natural state, common isotopes, characteristics, abundance, history, common uses, examples of common compounds, and hazards. Schematic diagrams of each of the elements through number 103 accompany their descriptions. Krebs introduces the user to the background of how we came to know and understand the chemical nature of Earth and everything in the universe. He also examines the present concerns about the effects of chemicals on the Earth's environment. The elements are arranged according to their placement on the Periodic Table, which enables the user to examine the similarities and differences of elements found in different groups, periods, and series of the Periodic Table. A comprehensive glossary as well as appendixes and an index provide easy access for student users.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • A Short History of Chemistry
  • Atomic Structure
  • The Periodic Table of the Chemical Elements
  • Alkali Metals and Alkali Earth Metals
  • Transition Elements (Metals to Nonmetals)
  • Metallics and Metalloids
  • Metalloids and Nonmetals
  • Halogens and Noble Gases
  • Lanthanide Series
  • Actinide Series
  • Glossary
  • Alphabetical Index of Elements
  • Electron Configuration of Elements
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 96-49735
LCC Class: QD466
Dewey Class: 546
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