The Boron group consists of the elements Boron, Aluminum, Gallium, Indium, Thallium. This book covers their properties, histories, and uses, including their roles in medicine and manufacturing.
The alkali metals are a fascinating group of six elements that are necessary to life on Earth. The Alkali Metals explores the original discovery of these six elements, how they are classified on the periodic table, compounds, uses, and how these elements impact the reader individually.
Provides an introduction to sodium, explaining what it is, discussing its place in the Periodic Table, examining the sources of sodium, looking at its importance as a food preservative and its use for other purposes, and looking at the role of sodium in the human body.
Presents a study of oxygen, the importance of oxygen on Earth, the identification of oxygen as an element, its properties and the periodic table, and oxygen compounds.
Explains the characteristics of nitrogen, where it is found, how it is used by humans, and its relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.
Presents a study of carbon, how the ancient Greeks first developed the concept of an element, the properties of carbon, the introduction of the periodic table, and carbon in the natural world.
