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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Congdon, Lisa, author.
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Chemical elements -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
Periodic table of the elements -- Juvenile literature.
Chemistry -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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The illustrated ency...
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The illustrated encyclopedia of the elements : the powers, uses, and histories of every atom in the universe / Lisa Congdon.
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Congdon, Lisa, author.
San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books, LLC, [2021]
Subjects
Chemical elements -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.
Periodic table of the elements -- Juvenile literature.
Chemistry -- History -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781452161594 (hardback, alkaline paper)
1452161593 (hardback, alkaline paper)
Description:
147 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Contents:
What is an element? -- All about atoms -- Compounds -- States of matter -- Alchemy and ancient chemistry -- Meet Dmitri Mendeleev -- How to read the periodic table -- The element categories -- The elements -- The ten most abundant elements in Earth's crust -- Pee-yew! You stink! -- Endangered elements -- Elements and the human body -- What's in a name? -- Oliver Sacks: collector of elements -- The role of elements in catalytic converters -- CSI elements: the periodic table of investigations -- The Curies -- Where do "human-made" transuranic elements come from? -- Particle accelerator -- Radioactivity -- The deadliest elements -- Elements 101-118 -- Standout chemists of the periodic table.
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Takes readers on a rollicking ride through the world of all 118 known elements where they will discover their uses and special properties.
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Age 10+
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Waimea Public Library (Kauai)
J -- Juvenile Nonfiction
546.03 Co
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06/19/2024
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