The periodic table
Subtitle: a very short introduction
By: Eric R. Scerri
Series: Very short introductions -- 289; Very short introductions
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9780199582495
Subjects: Tables; Chemical elements; Periodic law
Description: In this authoritative Very Short Introduction to The Periodic Table, Eric Scerri presents a modern and fresh exploration of this fundamental topic in the physical sciences, considering the deeper implications of the arrangements of the table to atomic physics and quantum mechanics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 139) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Introduction; 2. Atomic weight, Triads and Prout; 3. Steps towards the periodic table; 4. Triumph of a Russian genius; 5. The impact of the new physics; 6. How the electron explains the periodic table; 7. How chemists reacted; 8. Quantum Mechanics makes further advances; 9. Forged in the stars; 10. Back to Chemistry; 11. Why so many tables? Which is best?; Further reading.