Exploring Chemical Elements and Their Compounds

This book is the best book on the elements. It covers ever area that I could think of, from historical background, properties, production, and compounds. The book is so in depth and doesn't miss a thing. It is also beneficial because it gives basic information like atomic weight, boiling point, specific gravity, and oxidation state (and many other things). It just has all the information that you could need. Even for obscure elements no one has ever heard of before, it covers a lot of information. This could be used for personal reference and I would even recommend it for school. Reading it will help better understand the roll of the elements and chemistry in our lives.

I received this book about four years ago, and it has been one of the best books I have read about the elements. It covers many things from uses, history, specifics, production, and certain important reactions. This is the book that caused me to become interested in chemistry. The author did a great job with every aspect of it. I can't imagine a better book to use to find out the information.

I have always been a fan of chemistry, especially throughout my years in high school. Now, as I go to college, I plan to take this book with me. Don't let the "12-up" phrase trick you - this book is thorough and interesting.

Personally, I thought that this was a very well written book. It explained each of the different chemical elements in the author's unique, creative way. I read the entire book, including the preface, the table of contents, and the index. I loved this book, and if you love chemistry as much as I do, you definately should read it! It is a great book for first-time chemistry students. Taylor Breedlove

This book does a great job covering the elements. The layout is good but could be organized a bit better. Actual pictures of the elements would be nice. This would be a great book to translate into a CD-ROM (hint hint! :