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How to use this set
The Elements set has been carefully developed to help you understand the chemistry of the elements.Volumes 1 to 15 provide an in-depth look at the 32 best-known elements.
Volumes 16 to 18 outline the properties, uses, discovery, technology, geology and biology
of all the elements known up to 118.There is also a key facts table of comparative data for each element.
Volumes 16 to 18 present the elements in alphabetical order, with the full name of the element and its symbol (e.g. americium – Am). Frequently, an element’s symbol derives from
a different word than its common name. For instance,Ag (from the Latin word argentum)
is the symbol for silver.To help you find
these elements by symbol, the symbols appear alphabetically at the tops of appropriate pages. For example,Ag appears on the page for aluminium and points you to silver:Ag see Silver.
At the back of each volume is a glossary and an index to all 18 volumes in the set.
Author
Brian Knapp, BSc, PhD
Project consultant
Keith B.Walshaw, MA, BSc, DPhil
Art Director
Duncan McCrae, BSc
Editors
Mary Sanders, BSc, and Gillian Gatehouse
Special photography
Ian Gledhill
Illustrations
David Woodroffe
Iodine has a characteristic violet colour.
The relatively low reactivity of platinum makes it suitable for electrodes.
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