Bibliograph

Elemental, how the periodic table can now explain (nearly) everything, Tim James

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Label

Elemental, how the periodic table can now explain (nearly) everything, Tim James

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Elemental

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1052876216

Responsibility statement

Tim James

Sub title

how the periodic table can now explain (nearly) everything

Summary

"What is the chemical symbol for a human? What's the strongest acid ever made? Can human beings really spontaneously combust? An exploration of the periodic table in its final form, Elemental answers these questions and more"--From dust jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction: A recipe for reality -- Flame chasers -- Uncuttable -- The machine gun and the pudding -- Where do atoms come from? -- Block by block -- Quantum mechanics saves the day -- Things that go boom -- The alchemist's dream -- Leftists -- Acids, crystals, and light -- It's alive, it's alive! -- Nine elements that changed the world (and one that didn't) -- Appendix I. Sulfur with an "f" -- Appendix II. Half a proton? -- Appendix III. Schrödinger's equation -- Appendix IV. Neutrons into protons -- Appendix V. The pH and pKa scales -- Appendix VI. Groups of the periodic table

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