Sodium and the Alkali Metals

by Nigel Saunders

Book Overview

Why are sodium and the alkali metals so reactive? How does an atomic clock work? What do space shuttles and batteries have in common? Find out the answers to these and other fascinating questions in 'Sodium and the Alkali Metals'. This book explores how these elements and their compounds touch almost all areas of our lives, from potato chips to cosmetics to photoelectric cells. It explains the trend in reactivity going down the group, from lithium...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403416656
• ISBN13: 9781403416650
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8