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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Very short introductions ; 289.Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.Description: 147 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 0199582491 : PAP
  • 9780199582495
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 546/.8 23
LOC classification:
  • QD467 .S344 2011
Contents:
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.
Summary: An introduction to the periodic table explores the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.

An introduction to the periodic table explores the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics.

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.

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