Much ado about (practically) nothing : a history of the noble gases /
There are eight columns in the Periodic Table. The eighth column is comprised of the rare gases, so-called because they are the rarest elements on earth. They are also called the inert or noble gases because, like nobility, they do no work. They are colourless, odourless, invisible gases which do no...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2020.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | There are eight columns in the Periodic Table. The eighth column is comprised of the rare gases, so-called because they are the rarest elements on earth. They are also called the inert or noble gases because, like nobility, they do no work. They are colourless, odourless, invisible gases which do not react with anything, and were thought to be unimportant until the early 1960s. Much Ado about (Practically) Nothing introduces each gas and the important work that has been done with them. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2010. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 264 pages) : illustrations (black and white). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780197562796 (ebook) 0197562795 (ebook) |