A tale of seven elements /

Scerri, Eric R.

A tale of seven elements / Tale of 7 elements Eric Scerri. - New York Oxford University Press 2013 - xxxiii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index.

Priority disputes and what constitutes the discovery of an element? -- Dalton, to the discovery of the periodic system -- The influence of modern physics -- Element 91, protactinium -- Element 72, hafnium -- Element 75, rhenium -- Element 43, technetium -- Element 87, francium -- Element 85, astatine -- Element 61, promethium -- Transuranium elements 93 and beyond.

9780195391312 (alk. paper) 0195391314 (hbk. : acidfree paper)


Periodic law
Chemical elements.--Tables.

546 / SCE