The Transactinides
| AUTHOR | Hall, Linley Erin |
| PUBLISHER | Rosen Central (01/30/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Hardcover (Library Binding) |
Description
Readers will enter the strange and mysterious world of the transactinides, which have atomic numbers of 104 and higher. They are the largest and heaviest of all the elements. Because of this, they are sometimes called the super-heavy elements. Unlike most of the other elements, the transactinides do not exist in nature but are, with great difficulty, created in the lab. Even more odd, they only exist for a few seconds at most before falling apart. In essence, these are elements that are in the process of being discovered and explored, a scientific mystery that is being solved as we speak, before our eyes. Students will peer over the shoulders of researchers as they try to create and probe these super-heavy elements.
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9781435835597
ISBN-10:
143583559X
Binding:
Hardback or Cased Book (Library Binding)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
48
Carton Quantity:
0
Product Dimensions:
7.80 x 0.30 x 10.20 inches
Weight:
0.75 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Table of Contents,
Ikids,
Glossary,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
MY
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Science | Chemistry - Inorganic
Grade Level:
5th Grade
- 8th Grade
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level:
0
Point Value:
0
Guided Reading Level:
Grade 7/8
Dewey Decimal:
546.449
Library of Congress Control Number:
2009014943
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Readers will enter the strange and mysterious world of the transactinides, which have atomic numbers of 104 and higher. They are the largest and heaviest of all the elements. Because of this, they are sometimes called the super-heavy elements. Unlike most of the other elements, the transactinides do not exist in nature but are, with great difficulty, created in the lab. Even more odd, they only exist for a few seconds at most before falling apart. In essence, these are elements that are in the process of being discovered and explored, a scientific mystery that is being solved as we speak, before our eyes. Students will peer over the shoulders of researchers as they try to create and probe these super-heavy elements.
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Author:
Hall, Linley Erin
Linley Erin Hall is a freelance writer and editor specializing in science. Hall has a BS in chemistry from Harvey Mood College, where she was one of 37 women in an entering class of 183. Hall worked as a science writer for the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University before becoming a full-time writer. She has written two educational books and edited two educational anthologies. She lives in San Francisco.
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