The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction

by Eric Scerri

Book Overview

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, and divided into periodic trends. In this Very Short Introduction Eric R. Scerri looks at the trends in properties of elements that led to the construction of the table, and shows how the deeper meaning of the table's structure gradually...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198842325
• ISBN13: 9780198842323
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 6.9"