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Can you name the noble gases? Everything we see around us is made of chemical elements, but most of us know little about them.<br> Penned by award-winning science writer John Emsley, Nature's Building Blocks explains the what, why and wherefore of the chemical elements. Arranged alphabetically, from Actinium to Zirconium, it is a complete guide to all 115 of those that are currently known, with more extensive coverage of those elements we encounter in our everyday life. The entry on each element reveals where it came from, what role it may have in the human body, and the foods that contain it. There are also sections on its discovery, its part in human health or illness, the uses and misuses to which it is put, and its environmental role. Readers discover that the Earth consists of around 90 elements, some of which are abundant, such as the silicon and oxygen of rocks and soils, while some are so rare that they make gold seem cheap. Our own bodies contain about 30 elements, some in abundance, some in trace amounts; some vital to our health, and some that are positively harmful. A list of the main scientific data, and outline properties, are given for every element and each section ends with an "Element of Surprise," which highlights some unexpected way in which each element influences our everyday life. <br> Both a reliable reference source and a high browsable account of the elements, Nature's Building Blocks offers a pleasurable tour of the very essence of our material world.</div></div></div><div class="search_box_wrapper"><form action=/books id=search_form style="margin:0px;padding:0px;" method=get> <input type=hidden name="redir_esc" value="y"><input type=hidden name="id" value="Yhi5X7OwuGkC"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 class="swv-table"><tr><td class="swv-td-search"><span><input id=search_form_input type=text maxlength=1024 class="text_flat swv-input-search" aria-label="Search in this book" name=q value="" title="Search inside" accesskey=i></span></td><td class="swv-td-space"><div> </div></td><td><input type=submit value="Search 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table</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>511</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>the discovery of the elements in chronological order</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>529</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="second_toc_column"><div class="second_toc_pad"><table><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Bibliography</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>533</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> </td><td class="toc_border"></td></tr><tr><td class="toc_entry"><div class="toc_entry"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><span dir=ltr>Lists of elements and atomic numbers</span></span></div></td><td class="toc_number" align=right>537</td></tr><tr><td class="toc_border"> 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class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>arsenic</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=atmosphere&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>atmosphere</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=Atomic+number&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>Atomic number</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=Atomic+weight&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud1"><span dir=ltr>Atomic weight</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=Boiling+point&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>Boiling point</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=cadmium&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>cadmium</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=caesium&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>caesium</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=calcium&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>calcium</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=carbon&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud4"><span dir=ltr>carbon</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=century&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>century</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=cerium&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud0"><span dir=ltr>cerium</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=CHEMICAL+ELEMENT&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud1"><span dir=ltr>CHEMICAL ELEMENT</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=CHEMICAL+ELEMENT+Data&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>CHEMICAL ELEMENT Data</span></a> <a 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href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=Data+file+Chemical&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>Data file Chemical</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=Density+Oxide&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>Density Oxide</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=dioxide&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>dioxide</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=discovered&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>discovered</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=dysprosium&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>dysprosium</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=ECONOMIC+ELEMENT&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>ECONOMIC ELEMENT</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=ELEMENT+Data+file&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>ELEMENT Data file</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=ELEMENT+OF+HISTORY&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>ELEMENT OF HISTORY</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=ELEMENT+OF+SURPRISE&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>ELEMENT OF SURPRISE</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=environment+Earth%27s+crust&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>environment Earth's crust</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=ENVIRONMENTAL+ELEMENT&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>ENVIRONMENTAL ELEMENT</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=erbium&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud0"><span dir=ltr>erbium</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=europium&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>europium</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=extracted&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>extracted</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=file+Chemical+symbol&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>file Chemical symbol</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=fluoride&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>fluoride</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=gold&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>gold</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=grams+per+cubic&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>grams per cubic</span></a> <a 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href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=iodine&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>iodine</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=ions&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>ions</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=iron&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud7"><span dir=ltr>iron</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=isotope&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud1"><span dir=ltr>isotope</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=kilograms&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud3"><span dir=ltr>kilograms</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=kilograms+per+litre&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>kilograms per litre</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=known&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>known</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=lanthanides&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud0"><span dir=ltr>lanthanides</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=lanthanum&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>lanthanum</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=lithium&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>lithium</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=lutetium&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud1"><span dir=ltr>lutetium</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=magnesium&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>magnesium</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=MEDICAL+ELEMENT&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud8"><span dir=ltr>MEDICAL ELEMENT</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=Melting+point&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>Melting point</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=mercury&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>mercury</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=metal&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud0"><span dir=ltr>metal</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=milligrams&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud2"><span dir=ltr>milligrams</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=million+tonnes&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud6"><span dir=ltr>million tonnes</span></a> <a href="https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yhi5X7OwuGkC&q=mineral&source=gbs_word_cloud_r&cad=4" class="cloud5"><span dir=ltr>mineral</span></a> <a 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