Table of Contents

Origin of the elements, isotopes and atomic weights Chemical periodicity and the periodic table Hydrogen Lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium Beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, barium and radium Boron Aluminium, gallium, indium and thallium Carbon Silicon; Germanium, tin and lead Nitrogen Phosphorus Arsenic, antimony and bismuth Oxygen; Sulfur Selenium, tellurium and polonium The halogens: fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine The noble gases: helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon Coordination and organometallic compounds Scandium, yttrium, lanthanum and actinium Titanium, zirconium and hafnium Vanadium, niobium and tantalum Chromium, molybdenum and tungsten Manganese, technetium and rhenium Iron, ruthenium and osmium Cobalt, rhodium and iridium Nickel, palladium, and platinum Copper, silver and gold Zinc, cadmium and mercury The lanthanide elements The actinideand transactinide elements (Z=90-112)

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