The elements : their origin, abundance, and distribution / P.A. Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cox, P. A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical elements.

Physical Description:

viii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989.

Summary:

Here is the first book to provide a complete natural history of the elements. This interdisciplinary guide will give the reader a broad, non-technical view of the origin of the elements, the factors controlling their abundances, and their distributions in the Earth, solar system, and universe. This unique volume is based on a series of lectures given for freshman chemistry students and will be of equal value to both undergraduates and professors in all physical sciences. It includes a broad introduction to the range of existing elements and information on their nuclear and chemical properties, as well as coverage of radioactive elements, the condensation of the elements, the elements of life and the oceans. Valuable appendix materials include coverage of elemental abundances and isotopic composition, while suggestions for further reading are provided at the end of each chapter.

Notes:

Bibliography: pages 198-200.

Includes indexes.

ISBN:

019855298X

0198552750

OCLC:

18835112