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Metro (2013), 160 pages
Description
When was radium discovered? Who are Dmitri Mendeleev and Glenn T. Seaborg? Who discovered uranium's radioactivity? Which element is useful for dating the age of Earth? And why doesn't gold have a scientific name? 30-Second Elements presents you with the very foundations of chemical knowledge, explaining concisely the 50 most significant chemical elements.This book uses helpful glossaries and tables to fast track your knowledge of the other 68 elements and the relationships between all of them.
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Short, interesting introduction into 50 most significant elements from the Periodic Table, such as O2, N2, H2, etc. The chemists among us already know this, so this introduction about characteristics and who discovered what is for the rest of us. Part of a series of books that explain the natural
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160 p.; 9.1 inches
ISBN
1435145216 / 9781435145214
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