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EBOOK Periodic Table:Its Story and Its Significance
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199885541
EAN: 3A7107A6EB
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Stron: 368
Data wydania: 2006
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The periodic table is one of the most potent icons in science. It lies at the core        of chemistry and embodies the most fundamental principles of the field. The one        definitive text on the development of the periodic table by van Spronsen (1969), has        been out of print for a considerable time. The present book provides a successor to        van Spronsen, but goes further in giving an evaluation of the extent to which modern        physics has, or has not, explained the periodic system. The book is written in a        lively style to appeal to experts and interested lay-persons alike.The Periodic        Table begins with an overview of the importance of the periodic table and of the        elements and it examines the manner in which the term 'element' has been interpreted        by chemists and philosophers. The book then turns to a systematic account of the        early developments that led to the classification of the elements including the work        of Lavoisier, Boyle and Dalton and Cannizzaro. The precursors to the periodic        system, like Dobereiner and Gmelin, are discussed. In chapter 3 the discovery of the        periodic system by six independent scientists is examined in detail.Two chapters are        devoted to the discoveries of Mendeleev, the leading discoverer, including his        predictions of new elements and his accommodation of already existing elements.          Chapters 6 and 7 consider the impact of physics including the discoveries of        radioactivity and isotopy and successive theories of the electron including Bohr's        quantum theoretical approach. Chapter 8 discusses the response to the new physical        theories by chemists such as Lewis and Bury who were able to draw on detailed        chemical knowledge to correct some of the early electronic configurations published        by Bohr and others.Chapter 9 provides a critical analysis of the extent to which        modern quantum mechanics is, or is not, able to explain the periodic system from        first principles. Finally, chapter 10 considers the way that the elements evolved        following the Big Bang and in the interior of stars. The book closes with an        examination of further chemical aspects including lesser known trends within the        periodic system such as the knight's move relationship and secondary periodicity, as        well at attempts to explain such trends.

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