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Exploring the elements : a complete guide to the periodic table

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ISBN: 1838662316
ISBN: 9781838662318
ISBN: 1838662316 : HRD
ISBN: 9781838662318 : HRD
ISBN: 1838662316
ISBN: 9781838662318
Physical Description: 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
print
Edition: [US edition].
Publisher: New York : Phaidon Press, Inc., 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction: The building blocks of everything -- Hydrogen: where it all begins -- Alkali metals -- Alkaline earth metals -- Transition metals -- Post-transition metals -- Metalloids -- Non-metals -- Halogens -- Noble gases -- Lanthanides -- Actinides -- Superheavy elements -- More about the elements and other resources.
Summary, etc.:	"A comprehensive introduction explaining what elements are and the design and purpose of the periodic table. Each of the 118 elements is visually presented with its respective letter symbol and atomic number, as well as a map of where it's located in the periodic table. Additional details showing where each element is found in the universe (from food on our plates to the center of a star), its unique properties, atomic diagram, secret chemistry, and working examples of how its's used or changing the world." -- Amazon.com.