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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Scerri, Eric R., author.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 289.

Very short introductions ; 289

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Periodic table of the elements.

Chemical elements.

Physical Description:

xxv, 154 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.

Edition:

Fully updated new edition.

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.

Summary:

"The periodic table of elements, first encountered by many of us at school, provides an arrangement of the chemical elements, ordered by their atomic number, electron configuration, and recurring chemical properties. In this Very Short Introduction, Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics. This new edition also celebrates the completion of the seventh period of the table, with the naming of elements 113, 115, 117, and 118."--Inside cover.

Contents:

1. The elements

2. A quick overview of the modern periodic table

3. Atomic weight, triads, and Prout

4. Steps towards the periodic table

5. The Russian genius: Mendeleev

6. Physics invades the periodic table

7. Electronic structure

8. Quantum mechanics

9. Modern alchemy: from missing elements to synthetic elements

10. Forms of the periodic table.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-146) and index.

ISBN:

9780198842323

0198842325

OCLC:

1104033752