Bibliograph

Transition metals, Monica Halka and Brian Nordstrom

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Transition metals, Monica Halka and Brian Nordstrom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Transition metals

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

698104159

Responsibility statement

Monica Halka and Brian Nordstrom

Series statement

Periodic table of the elements

Summary

More so than any of the other major groups of elements in the periodic table, the transition metals have shaped human history and have been the workhorses of industry. The discovery of metallic copper ended the Stone Age and ushered in the Bronze Age. Alloys of iron (especially steel) later took over, and the Iron Age replaced the Bronze Age. Copper, silver, and gold and, more recently, platinum have been the precious metals from which coins and jewelry have been made from ancient times to the present. Each chapter in the new, full-color Transition Metals discusses a group of elements, includi

Table Of Contents

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Overview: Chemistry and Physics Background; 1: The Scandium Group; 2: The Titanium and Vanadium Groups; 3: The Chromium and Manganese Groups; 4: The Iron, Cobalt, and Nickel Groups; 5: The Copper Group; 6: The Zinc Group; 7: Conclusions and Future Directions; SI Units and Conversions; List of Acronyms; Periodic Table of the Elements; Table of the Elements Categories; Chronology; Glossary; Further Resources; General Resources; Index

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