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Nature's Building Blocks
An A-Z Guide to the Elements
Second Edition
John Emsley
- An accessible and entertaining A-Z guide to the building blocks of ourselves, the earth, and the Universe
- Fully revised and updated to include three new named and validated elements, along with a new 'Deadly element' section and 'Economic element' updates
- Excellent reference source and fascinating 'dip into' read about the elements cited regularly in the news, whether in the context of the environment, our diet, or the world around us
- Addition of three new named and validated elements: darmstadtium, roetgenium, and copernicium
- Updates to economic importance and activity of various elements, e.g. Gold and Scandium
- New uses are described, e.g. helium has new uses such as the helium ion microscope
- Entries for the toxic elements; mercury, thallium, lead, arsenic, and antimony have been re-written and updated
- Includes a new section on the 'Deadly element' for those that are dangerously toxic
- Updated Periodic Table included
- All element entries brought up-to-date