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From Arsenic to Zirconium
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From Arsenic to Zirconium

by Peter Davern
April 2020
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
296 pages
5h 20m
English
No Starch Press
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CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgments

The Periodic Table of the Elements

1 HYDROGEN, H

Rocket Man

2 HELIUM, He

Balloon Boy

3 LITHIUM, Li

The Mini Power Pack

4 BERYLLIUM, Be

Gems ’n’ Springs

5 BORON, B

Suds ’n’ Stuff

6 CARBON, C

This “Vital Force” of Life

7 NITROGEN, N

Inert, Essential Mate

8 OXYGEN, O

The Breath of Life

9 FLUORINE, F

The Über-Active One!

10 NEON, Ne

Up In Lights

11 SODIUM, Na

The Silv’ry-Soft Whizz ’Rounder

12 MAGNESIUM, Mg

The Drain Unblocker!

13 ALUMINUM, Al

Takes Lots of Watts

14 SILICON, Si

The Handy, Sandy, Cyber King

15 PHOSPHORUS, P

Dried-Out Putrid “Pee”!

16 SULFUR, S

Scent of Skunk and Eggs So Foul

17 CHLORINE, Cl

Tap ’n’ Sewer

18 ARGON, Ar

The Comfy Layer

19 POTASSIUM, K

Bananas, Clicks, and Lilac Flames

20 CALCIUM, Ca

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781098122669