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The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction$
The Periodic Table: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

Eric R. Scerri

Previous Edition (1 edn)
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
Jul 2019
Print ISBN-13:
9780198842323
Published online:
Jul 2019
DOI:
10.1093/actrade/9780198842323.001.0001
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Contents

  • Front Matter
    • Acknowledgements and Dedication
    • Preface
    • Preface to the second edition
    • List of illustrations
  • 1. The elements
  • 2. A quick overview of the modern periodic table
  • 3. Atomic weight, triads, and Prout
  • 4. Steps towards the periodic table
  • 5. The Russian genius: Mendeleev
  • 6. Physics invades the periodic table
  • 7. Electronic structure
  • 8. Quantum mechanics
  • 9. Modern alchemy: From missing elements to synthetic elements
  • 10. Forms of the periodic table
  • End Matter
    • Further reading
    • Index

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  • Chemistry
  • Science and Mathematics
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  • Acknowledgements and Dedication
  • Preface
  • Preface to the second edition
  • List of illustrations
  • 1. The elements
  • 2. A quick overview of the modern periodic table
  • 3. Atomic weight, triads, and Prout
  • 4. Steps towards the periodic table
  • 5. The Russian genius
  • 6. Physics invades the periodic table
  • 7. Electronic structure
  • 8. Quantum mechanics
  • 9. Modern alchemy
  • 10. Forms of the periodic table
  • Further reading
  • Index

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  • Acknowledgements and Dedication
  • Preface
  • Preface to the second edition
  • List of illustrations
  • 1. The elements
  • 2. A quick overview of the modern periodic table
  • 3. Atomic weight, triads, and Prout
  • 4. Steps towards the periodic table
  • 5. The Russian genius
  • 6. Physics invades the periodic table
  • 7. Electronic structure
  • 8. Quantum mechanics
  • 9. Modern alchemy
  • 10. Forms of the periodic table
  • Further reading
  • Index
  • Oxford University Press
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