The elements : their origin, abundance, and distribution

著者

• Cox, P. A.

書誌事項

The elements : their origin, abundance, and distribution

P.A. Cox

Oxford University Press, 1989

• : pbk

注記

Bibliography: p. 198-200

Includes indexes

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

ISBN 9780198552758

内容説明

This study examines the origins of the chemical elements which are the basic building blocks of ordinary matter. The text explores the factors controlling their widely differing abundances, and their distribution in the Earth, solar system and universe. The text begins with a broad introduction to the range of elements which exist and a consideration of some of their nuclear and chemical properties. An account of the origins of the elements in space is followed by a chapter on cosmochemistry and the solar system. Attention is then focused on the Earth and the distribution of elements on the planet's surface: in the minerals of the crust, in the ocean, and in living species.

目次

• Part 1 Introduction: the periodic table of elements
• the elements on Earth, in the solar system and in the universe
• the factors that control elemental abundance and distribution. Part 2 Nuclear and chemical properties: mass, size and energy
• nuclear forces - the "liquid-drop" model
• the shell theory of atoms and nuclei
• chemical trends in the periodic table
• beta-decay and the "line of stability"
• nuclear reactions
• radioactive elements. Part 3 The origin of the elements: the early universe
• the evolution of stars
• hydrogen burning
• helium burning and subsequent processes
• supernovae and explosive burning
• the heavier elements
• very light elements - the "x" process. Part 4 Cosmochemistry and the solar system: interstellar gas and dust
• the origin of the planets
• the condensation of the elements
• the composition of the Earth
• meteorites and comets
• chemical trends in the solar system
• the atmospheres of the planets. Part 5 The distribution of elements on the Earth's surface: the composition and formation of the crust
• the chemistry of silicate minerals
• the formation of ores - hydrothermal processes
• weathering and the formation of sedimentary deposits
• the elements in the ocean
• the elements of life. Part 6 Isotope distributions: nuclear processes affecting isotope distribution
• chemical fractionation of isotopes
• isotope dating methods. Appendices: elemental abundances
• isotopic compositions of the elements.

巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780198552987

内容説明

This study examines the origins of the chemical elements which are the basic building blocks of ordinary matter. The text explores the factors controlling their widely differing abundances, and their distribution in the Earth, solar system and universe. The text begins with a broad introduction to the range of elements which exist and a consideration of some of their nuclear and chemical properties. An account of the origins of the elements in space is followed by a chapter on cosmochemistry and the solar system. Attention is then focused on the Earth and the distribution of elements on the planet's surface: in the minerals of the crust, in the ocean, and in living species.

目次

• Introduction
• Nuclear and chemical properties
• The origin of the elements
• Cosmochemistry and the solar system
• The distribution of elements on the earth's surface
• Isotope distributions
• Appendix A: Abundances
• Appendix B: Isotopic compositions of the elements.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA07171253
• ISBN:
  • 0198552750
  • 019855298X
• LCCN: 88037342
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: Oxford [England] ; New York
• ページ数/冊数: viii, 207 p.
• 大きさ: 24 cm
• 分類:
  • LCC : QD466
  • DC19 : 546
• 件名:
  • LCSH : Chemical elements