The basics of nonmetals
By: Allan B. Cobb
Edition: First edition.
Series: Core concepts; Core concepts (Rosen Publishing Group)
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781477727119
Subjects: Nonmetals; Juvenile literature
Description: This title will bring to life any student bored with this essential subject dealing with the nonmetals on the periodic table. Readers will be fascinated by the "Chemistry in Action" fact boxes about how nonmetals work in real life, such as how hydrogen is used in car fuel cells, how carbon is what diamonds are made of, and how carbon dating is used to determine the age of substances. The vivid imagery and illustrations will further entice readers along with a biography section profiling Henry Cavendish, discoverer of hydrogen.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Grades 7 to 12.
Table of contents: title: Hydrogen; title: Carbon; title: Nitrogen and phosphorus; title: Oxygen and sulfur; title: The halogens; title: Noble gases; title: Biography: Henry Cavendish; title: Periodic table of elements.