Chemistry of the Elements

the book is very informative.it explains how the elements came into being,the characteristics of all elements and its properties to bond from other elements.its a very excellent choice of text used because its not hard to understand the scriptures on the book.a must have copy for all students...

Did you know that the ending ON in silicon was chosen (by Thomas Thomson) to stress the analogy of this element with both carbon and boron? I didn't. Along with such kind of historical details, Greenwood and Earnshaw's book contains a great deal of information (data, tables, graphs, etc.) about the elements of the Periodic Table and their corresponding compounds. The material is logically organized in 31 chapters, which are followed by 7 appendices (1341 pages!). This chemistry bible should stay on the desk of every chemist and scientist alike.

Great reference book. Excellent for any inorganic text book needs.

This is a good book for graduate studies. It list the elements by chapter which would be helpful for reference. I recieved the package promptly and in very goo condition too! Would definitely buy from seller again.

eventually will be superseded by wikipedia but not yet. only weakness is that its so big the ergonomics if reading it are compromised

Good general reference information for the inorganic chemist. A bit too general at times, but overall, it covers most of the areas of interest in modern inorganic chemistry.

If you're a chemist, you should buy this book. Old copies sell for under a dollar and the amount of information in the text is staggering.

What I have wanted for years : a descriptive chemistry book. Well detailed and fascinating reading. You need some background to understand it though.

Es un clásico en química inorgánica que me fue recomendado durante los años en la facultad allá por 1990.

This book is the bible to chemists, specially those who study inorganic chemistry. It arrived fast, in perfect shape, and it's brand new! I loved it!

Excellent book for inorganic chemistry.

Questo testo si concentra unicamente sulla struttura e sulla reattività degli elementi chimici e dei loro composti, fornendo una dettagliata panoramica sul comportamento intimo di ogni singolo componente della tavola periodica. Degli elementi metallici vengono inoltre discusse le proprietà dei composti metallorganici più rappresentativi, e di alcuni ne vengono descritte anche le funzioni biochimiche. Di ciascun elemento sono riportate interessanti informazioni sulla distribuzione sulla terra e sui principali metodi di ottenimento dalle risorse naturali. Sono numerosi i riferimenti alle fonti di letteratura scientifica, in modo tale che il lettore possa eventualmente approfondire gli argomenti trattati risalendo alle pubblicazioni specifiche. Questo libro rappresenta una sorta di "testamento scientifico" della Materia stessa, e accompagna il lettore alla scoperta delle sue proprietà più celate, aiutandolo a carpire i segreti di ciò che costituisce noi e l'Universo in cui siamo ospitati.

Very good text for review and checking formulae and process Nicely presented and bound