Provides information about elements and the periodic table, including atomic structure, how the table is arranged, and the different types of elements.
Chapter 1 Atomic Structure
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Chapter 2 Discovering Elements
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Chapter 3 Devising the Modern Periodic Table
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Chapter 4 How to Read the Periodic Table
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Chapter 5 The Mighty Metals
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Chapter 6 Gases and Nonmetals
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Chapter 7 The Metalloids: Between Metals and Nonmetals
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Chapter 8 Rare-Earth Metals: The Lanthanides and Actinides
