The Periodic Table: Past, Present, and Future: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE : THE: PAST - Softcover

Rayner-Canham, Geoff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9811249490 ISBN 13: 9789811249495

Publisher: WSPC, 2020

Synopsis

That fossilized chart on every classroom wall — isn't that The Periodic Table? Isn't that what Mendeléev devised about a century ago? No and No. There are many ways of organizing the chemical elements, some of which are thought-provoking, and which reveal philosophical challenges. Where does hydrogen 'belong'? Can an element occupy more than one location on the chart? Which are the Group 3 elements? Is aluminum in the wrong place? Why is silver(I) like thallium(I)? Why is vanadium like molybdenum? Why does gold form an auride ion like a halide ion? Does an atom 'know' if it is a non-metal or metal? Which elements are the 'metalloids'? Which are the triels? So many questions! In this stimulating and innovative book, the Reader will be taken on a voyage from the past to the present to the future of the Periodic Table. This book is unique. This book is readable. This book is thought-provoking. It is a multi-dimensional examination of patterns and trends among the chemical elements. Every reader will discover something about the chemical elements which will provoke thought and a new appreciation as to how the elements relate together.

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About the Author

<p>Geoff Rayner-Canham, F.C.I.C., F.R.S.C., has published widely on aspects of chemistry education, particularly inorganic chemistry. With Tina Overton, he is co-author of Descriptive Inorganic Chemistry, currently in its 6th edition, and which has been translated into six other languages. Geoff's main research focus has been on the history of women in science ― particularly chemistry ― jointly undertaken with his partner, Marelene Rayner-Canham. In addition to many research papers, they have co-authored six books, the latest being Pioneering British Women Chemists: Their Lives and Contributions. He has also been co-authoring a series of articles with his Inuk student, Chaim Andersen, on Chemistry and Inuit Life & Culture. For his excellence in chemistry teaching and his chemistry outreach activities, Geoff has received the Chemical Institute of Canada, Chemical Education Award; the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada PromoScience Award; and a 3M Teaching Fellowship. Geoff continues to teach and undertake research at the Grenfell Campus, Memorial University, Corner Brook, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada, where he currently holds the rank of Honorary Research Professor.

Edition details

• Publisher: WSPC
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811249490
• ISBN 13: 9789811249495
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 310