30-Second Elements
Author | : Eric Scerri |
Publisher | : Icon Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2013-08-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781848316164 |
ISBN-13 | : 184831616X |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Download or read book 30-Second Elements written by Eric Scerri and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When was radium discovered? Who are Dmitri Mendeleev and Glenn T. Seaborg? Who discovered uranium's radioactivity? Which element is useful for dating the age of Earth? And why doesn't gold have a scientific name? 30-Second Elements presents you with the very foundations of chemical knowledge, explaining concisely the 50 most significant chemical elements. This book uses helpful glossaries and tables to fast track your knowledge of the other 68 elements and the relationships between all of them.