Chemical reactions occur when elements or compounds combine and create new compounds. Elements are substances that contain only one type of atom and are represented by unique symbols on the periodic ...

There are lots of different substances but only just over a hundred elements. An element is a substance that is made up of only one kind of atom. The atoms in a particular element are the same as each ...

Everything we can see and touch, and quite a lot that we can’t as well, is made of tiny particles called atoms. Some substances, like particles of this iron, contain only one kind of atom. Iron is an ...

Vol. 73, No. 5, Proceedings of the 2004 Biennial Meeting of The Philosophy of Science AssociationPart II: Symposia PapersEdited by Miriam Solomon (December 2006), pp. 864-875 (12 pages) In this ...

THIS is a handbook on the Practical Chemistry of the Non-metallic Elements, designed to meet the requirements of pupils of Mechanics' Institutions, and of Science Classes of a similar kind. The true ...

Chemistry: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures (2nd Edition) (1983) is a 20-minute educational film from the *Chemistry Series* by Coronet Instructional Films, distributed by Simon and Schuster.

THIS little book on the elements of the rare earth group, or lanthanides as they are now called, contains chapters on (a) electronic structures and oxidation states, (b) magnetic properties, (c) ...