Oxygen and the Elements of Group 16

• Author(s): Nigel Saunders,
• Publisher: Heinemann Library
• Pages: 64
• ISBN_10: 1403408742
  ISBN_13: 9781403408747
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / General , Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Chemistry , Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Physics , Science / Chemistry / General ,

Description:... What is a metalloid? Who invented dynamite? Which two elements are found in fool's gold? Find out the answers to these and other fascinating questions in 'Oxygen and the Elements of Group 16'. This book explores the nature of oxygen, its importance to living organisms, and its role in chemical reactions that both sustain life and make possible many industrial processes. Additional elements in Group 16, including sulfur, selenium, tellurium, and polonium, are also examined.