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Chemical Element Nature's Building Blocks: An A-Z Guide to the Elements by John Emsley, What is the most common element in the universe? Can you name the noble gases? Everything we see around us is made of chemical elements, but most of us know little about them. Penned by award-winning science writer John Emsley, "Nature's Building Blocks explains the what, why and wherefore of the chemical elements. Arranged alphabetically, it is a complete guide to all 115 of those that are currently known, with more extensive coverage of those elements we encounter in our everyday life. The entry on each element reveals where it came from, what role it may have in the human body, and the foods that contain it. There are also sections on its discovery, its part in human health or illness, the uses and misuses to which it is put, and its environmental role. Readers discover that the Earth consists of around 90 elements, some of which are abundant, such as the silicon and oxygen of rocks and soils, while some are so rare that they make gold seem cheap. Our own bodies contain about 30 elements, some in abundance, some in trace amounts; some vital to our health, and some that are positively harmful. A list of the main scientific data, and outline properties, are given for every element and each section ends with an "Element of Surprise," which highlights some unexpected way in which each element influences our everyday life. "Nature's Building Blocks offers a pleasurable tour of the very essence of our material world.
Nucleosynthesis and Chemical Evolution of Galaxies by B. E. J. Pagel, The distribution of elements in the cosmos, a result of the many processes in the Universe's history, provides a means for studying the Big Bang, the density of baryonic matter, nucleosynthesis, and the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies. This textbook, by a pioneer in the field, forms a lucid, comprehensive introduction to the interdisciplinary subject of galactic chemical evolution. The author carefully explains a broad spectrum of exciting astrophysics, from thermonuclear reactions, abundance measurements in astronomical sources, cosmological element production, stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis, to light element production by cosmic rays and the effects of galactic processes on the evolution of the elements. The reader is then equipped to develop an intuitive and analytical understanding of results from numerical models and real observations. Simple, elegant derivations for key results are provided throughout, together with problems and helpful solution hints. This long-awaited textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the broad subject of galactic chemical evolution for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and an invaluable overview for researchers.
Chemical element - A chemical element, often called simply element, is a chemical substance that cannot be divided or changed into other chemical substances by any ordinary chemical technique. The smallest unit of this kind of chemical substances is an atom. Timeline of chemical element discovery - Some elements have been known since time immemorial. Most have been discovered in historic times. List of chemical element name etymologies - == A == Chemical formula - A chemical formula (also called molecular formula) is a concise way of expressing information about the atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound. It identifies each type of chemical element by its element symbol and identifies the number of atoms of such element to be found in each discrete molecule of that compound. chemicalelement
Periodic Table of Chemical Elements - Periodic Table of Chemical Elements The Chemical Elements U.X.L responds to requests from librarians periodic table of chemical elements and teachers to bring you Chemical Elements. This new 3-vol. title provides in-depth, current periodic table of chemical elements and accurate information on 112 known chemical elements, plus coverage on elements 113 through 118 (known to exist but not yet discovered). Entries describe how the element was discovered periodic table of chemical elements and by whom, the element' ... Periodic Table of Chemical Elements - Periodic Table of Chemical Elements The Chemical Elements U.X.L responds to requests from librarians periodic table of chemical elements and teachers to bring you Chemical Elements. This new 3-vol. title provides in-depth, current periodic table of chemical elements and accurate information on 112 known chemical elements, plus coverage on elements 113 through 118 (known to exist but not yet discovered). Entries describe how the element was discovered periodic table of chemical elements and by whom, the element' ... Periodic Table of Chemical Elements - Periodic Table of Chemical Elements The Chemical Elements U.X.L responds to requests from librarians periodic table of chemical elements and teachers to bring you Chemical Elements. This new 3-vol. title provides in-depth, current periodic table of chemical elements and accurate information on 112 known chemical elements, plus coverage on elements 113 through 118 (known to exist but not yet discovered). Entries describe how the element was discovered periodic table of chemical elements and by whom, the element' ... Periodic Table of Chemical Elements - Periodic Table of Chemical Elements The Chemical Elements U.X.L responds to requests from librarians periodic table of chemical elements and teachers to bring you Chemical Elements. This new 3-vol. title provides in-depth, current periodic table of chemical elements and accurate information on 112 known chemical elements, plus coverage on elements 113 through 118 (known to exist but not yet discovered). Entries describe how the element was discovered periodic table of chemical elements and by whom, the element' ... |
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