Superheavy : making and breaking the periodic table
Chapman, Kit (Science journalist)2021
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Creating an element is no easy feat. It's the equivalent of firing six trillion bullets a second at a needle in a haystack, hoping the bullet and needle somehow fuse together, then catching it in less than a thousandth of a second - after which it's gone forever. Welcome to the world of the superheavy elements: a realm where scientists use giant machines and spend years trying to make a single atom of mysterious artefacts that have never existed on Earth. From the first elements past uranium and their role in the atomic bomb to the latest discoveries stretching our chemical world, 'Superheavy' will reveal the hidden stories lurking at the edges of the periodic table.
Main title:
Superheavy : making and breaking the periodic table / Kit Chapman.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2021.
Collation:
304 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2019.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472953926 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
546.44546.44 CHAP
Language:
English
BRN:
1895735
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