Title:
The periodic table : a very short introduction / Eric R. Scerri.
Author:
Scerri, Eric R., author.
Publication Information:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
©2019
Call Number:
QD467 .S344 2019
Abstract:
"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.
Edition:
Fully updated new edition.
Second edition.
ISBN:
9780198842323
Series:
Very short introductions ; 289
Very short introductions ; 289.
Physical Description:
xxv, 154 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
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.
Personal Author:
