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BL
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1011786
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b766156
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Halka, Monica.
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Alkali alkaline earth metals /\ Monica Halka, Brian Nordstrom.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Facts on File,, ©2010.
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| Series Statement
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Periodic table of the elements
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xxxv, 172 pages :: illustrations (chiefly color) ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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0816073694
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: 9780816073696
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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pt. 1: Alkali metals -- Introduction to alkali metals -- The discovery and naming of alkali metals -- 1. Lithium -- The astrophysics of lithium -- The chemistry of lithium -- Fuel for fusion -- Lithium and bipolar disorder -- Technology and current use of lithium -- 2. Sodium -- The astrophysics of sodium -- The chemistry of sodium -- The physics of sodium vapor lamps -- Sodium and health -- Technology and current uses of sodium -- 3. Potassium -- The astrophysics of potassium -- Potassium on earth -- The chemistry of potassium -- Potassium-argon dating -- Potassium and health -- Technology and current uses of potassium -- 4. Rubidium, cesium, and francium -- The astrophysics of heavy alkali metals -- The chemistry of rubidium and cesium -- The human body : no place for these elements -- Rubidium and laser-cooling -- Technology and current uses of rubidium and cesium.
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pt. 2: Alkaline earth metals -- Introduction to alkaline earth metals -- The discovery and naming of alkaline earth metals -- 5. Beryllium -- The astrophysics of beryllium -- Beryllium on earth -- The chemistry of beryllium -- Reducing the critical mass in nuclear weapons -- Beryllium is important in particle accelerators -- Technology and current uses of beryllium -- 6. Magnesium -- The astrophysics of magnesium -- Magnesium on earth -- The chemistry of magnesium -- Magnesium-diboride superconductors -- The heart of chlorophyll -- Technology and current uses of magnesium -- 7. Calcium -- The astrophysics of calcium -- Calcium on earth -- The chemistry of calcium -- In mortar and bones -- Calcium imaging of the brain -- Technology and current uses of calcium -- 8. Strontium and barium -- The astrophysics of strontium and barium -- Strontium and barium on earth -- The chemistry of strontium and barium -- A material harder than diamond -- Technology and current uses of strontium and barium -- 9. Radium -- Radium on earth -- The discovery and naming of radium -- The chemistry of radium -- Radium hot springs -- Radioluminescence and the paint that kills -- Radiopharmaceuticals : a good use of radioactivity -- Technology and current uses of radium -- 10. Conclusions and future directions -- Understanding patterns and properties in the alkali and alkaline earth metals -- Speculations on further developments -- New physics -- New chemistry.
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SI units and conversions -- List of acronyms -- Periodic table of the elements -- Table of element categories.
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| Abstract
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Describes the discovery, uses, dangers, and physical characteristics of alkalies and alkaline earth metals, and discusses how they relate to other elements in the periodic table.
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Alkalies.
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Alkaline earth metals.
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Periodic law.
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Alkalies.
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Alkalies.
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Alkaline earth metals.
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Periodic law.
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Periodic law.
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| Dewey Classification
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546/.38
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QD172.A4H35 2010
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| Added Entry
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Nordstrom, Brian.
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| Parallel Title
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Alkali and alkaline earth metals
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: Periodic table of the elements
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