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Explores the history of the noble gases and explains their chemistry, their uses, and their importance in our lives.

An illustrated introduction to the periodic table of elements that focuses on the first 118 elements--with the exception of 117--and discusses the prominent chemical and physical properties of each element, along with how they were discovered and what their uses are.

Presents descriptions of the elements hydrogen and the noble gasses, and looks at how they are used.

Examines the nature of neon and the noble gases of the periodic table's group 18, discussing the roles they play in modern science and everyday life, from liquid helium's importance to rocket science to the use of argon and krypton in lightbulbs.

An introduction to the noble gases--helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon--that provides information on their properties and explains how they are used in everyday life.