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The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements - A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition) Loot Price: R2,923
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The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements - A Reference Guide, 2nd Edition (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

Robert E Krebs

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Understanding the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements is critical for success in the chemistry classroom and laboratory. In today's classroom, students not only need to understand the properties of the chemical elements, but how these elements play such an integral role in industry, the earth and the environment, and in modern life. No resource provides a better introduction than Robert Krebs's The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements. In this thoroughly revised edition, with extensive new examples on the importance of the chemical elements, the elements are examined within their groups, enabling students to make connections between elements of similar structure. In addition, the discovery and history of each element - from those known from ancient times to those created in the modern laboratory - is explained clearly and concisely. Understanding the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements is critical for success in the chemistry classroom and laboratory. In today's classroom, students not only need to understand the properties of the chemical elements, but how these elements play such an integral role in industry, the earth and the environment, and in modern life. No resource provides a better introduction than Robert Krebs's The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements. In this thoroughly revised edition, with extensive new and updated examples on the use of the chemical elements, the elements are examined within their groups, enabling students to make connections between elements of similar structure. In addition, the discovery and history of each element - from those known from ancient times to those created in the modern laboratory - is explained clearly and concisely. In addition to the handy Guide to the Chemical Elements that comprises the bulk of the work, The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements includes other useful features: ; Introductory material on the basics of chemistry and the Periodic Table ; Appendices on the discoverers of the chemical elements ; A glossary of words commonly used in chemistry and chemical engineering ; A complete bibliography of useful resources, including websites All of this information makes The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements the ideal one-volume resource for understanding the importance of the chemical elements.

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Imprint: Greenwood Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2006
First published: July 2006
Authors: Robert E Krebs
Dimensions: 264 x 185 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33438-2
Categories: Books > Science & Mathematics > Chemistry > General
Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General
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LSN: 0-313-33438-2
Barcode: 9780313334382

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