The Basics of the Periodic Table

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-92) and index.; A sweeping history of both the discovery and classification of elements and the development of the modern periodic table. Included are discussions of the discovery of matter, atoms, atomic structure, molecules, compounds, ions, and isotopes, as well as the first identifications of the 118 (and counting) elements and the various ways they have been classified and organized by prominent scientists up to the present-day periodic table. Instruction in how to read the periodic table is accompanied by examinations of the various groups of elements, their location on the table, and their properties and practical uses. Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Atomic Structure -- Chapter 2. Discovering Elements -- Chapter 3. Devising the Modern Periodic Table -- Chapter 4. How to Read the Periodic Table -- Chapter 5. The Mighty Metals -- Chapter 6. Gases and Nonmetals -- Chapter 7. The Metalloids: Between Metals and Nonmetals -- Chapter 8. Rare-Earth Metals: The Lanthanides and Actinides -- Chapter 9. Biography: Dmitri Mendeleev -- Periodic Table of Elements -- Glossary -- For More Information -- For Further Reading -- Index. Brief Description: A sweeping history of both the discovery and classification of elements and the development of the modern periodic table. Included are discussions of the discovery of matter, atoms, atomic structure, molecules, compounds, ions, and isotopes, as well as the first identifications of the 118 (and counting) elements and the various ways they have been classified and organized by prominent scientists up to the present-day periodic table. Instruction in how to read the periodic table is accompanied by examinations of the various groups of elements, their location on the table, and their properties and practical uses.