The periodic table. Historical development and essential features / I, (©2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Historical development and essential features
• Further Information: Note: D. Michael P. Mingos, editor.
• Other Names: Mingos, D. M. P, 1944-
• Contents: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- The Discovery of the Elements in the Periodic Table -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Elements -- 2.1 The Metals -- 2.2 Ceramics, Pottery and Glasses -- 2.3 Discoveries of Elements from 0 to 1700CE and Acids and Alkalis -- 2.4 1700-1900CE Chemistryś Belle Epoque -- 2.5 1900 to the Present Day -- 2.6 Periodicity and Valency -- 3 Alternative Classification Schemes of the Elements -- 3.1 Metals and Non-metals -- 3.2 Metal Activity Series and Electrochemical Series -- 3.3 Classifications Derived from Qualitative Analyses -- 4 Summary -- References Chemical Valency: Its Impact on the Proposal of the Periodic System and Some Thoughts About Its Current Significance -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Daltonś Atomic Theory, the Introduction of Relative Atomic Masses and the Classification of the Combining Power of the ... -- 3 The Congress at Karlsruhe in 1860 -- 4 The Periodic Table and Its Discoverers -- 5 Periodic Table, Periodic System, Periodic Law? -- 6 Chemical Valency, Valence Numbers and Their Relationship to Other Atomic Descriptors for Chemical Structures -- 7 A Case History: Descriptors for Metal-Metal Bond Polarity in Real Space 8 Conclusions -- References -- Periodic Trends Revealed by Photoelectron Studies of Transition Metal and Lanthanide Compounds -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Electron Spectroscopy and Molecular Orbitals -- 3 Trends in Metallocenes -- 3.1 Trends Down a Group -- 3.2 Trends Along a Series -- 3.2.1 Isoelectronic Series -- 3.2.2 Homologous Series -- 3.3 Bent Metallocene Hydrides -- 4 Tetrahedral Molecules -- 4.1 Halides -- 4.2 Oxides -- 5 Metal-Metal Bonding -- 5.1 Group 6 Carboxylate Dimers -- 5.2 Cubane Clusters -- 5.3 Metal Carbonyl Clusters -- 6 f-Orbital Covalency -- 6.1 Thoracene and Uranocene 6.2 Intensities of f Electron Bands as a Function of Photon Energy -- 6.3 Tris-cyclopentadienyl Lanthanides -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- The History, Relevance, and Applications of the Periodic System in Geochemistry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Scope of Geochemistry and the Particular Need for Systematisation -- 3 Historical Perspective -- 3.1 Mineralogy and the Discovery of the Elements Before and During the Nineteenth Century -- 3.2 The Contribution to the Development of the Periodic System from a Geologist 3.3 The Periodic System, Isotopy, and the Origins of Two Important Subdisciplines in Geochemistry -- 4 The Periodic System in Geochemistry and the Earth Sciences -- 4.1 Classifying Earth Materials: Mendeleev, Goldschmidt, and Beyond -- 4.2 Understanding Earth Processes: Trace Elements Ratios, Mendeleevś Eka-silicon, and Beyond -- 4.3 Understanding Earth Processes: The Rare Earth Series -- 4.4 Understanding Earth Processes: The Transition Metals and Their Stable Isotope Systems -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (274 pages)
• Subjects: 546/.8; Periodic table of the elements; Periodic table of the elements; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030400255; 3030400255; 3030400247; 9783030400248; 9783030400262; 3030400263; 9783030400279; 3030400271
• Related ISBNs: 9783030400248
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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