Biochemistry of the Elemental Halogens and Inorganic Halides

by Kenneth L. Kirk

The elements in group 17 (VIlA) of the periodic table of elements-fluorine (F), chlorine (CI), bromine (Br), and iodine (I)-were designated by Berzelius as "halogens" (Greek hals, sea salt; gennao, I beget) because of their propensity to form salts. In this first of the two volumes of Bio- chemistry of the Halogens, the biochemistry of the elemental halogens and inorganic halides is reviewed. Discovery, properties, and biochemistry of the elemental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1468458191
• ISBN13: 9781468458190
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"