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The second edition of "The Chemistry of the Superheavy Elements" provides a complete coverage of the chemistry of a series of elements beginning with atomic number 104 - the transactinides or superheavy elements - including their nuclear properties and production in nuclear reactions at heavy-ion accelerators. The contributors to this work include many renowned scientists who, during the last decades, have made vast contributions towards understanding the physics and chemistry of these elusive elements, both experimentally and theoretically. The main emphasis here is on demonstrating the fascinating studies involved in probing the architecture of the Periodic Table at its uppermost end, where relativistic effects drastically influence chemical properties. All known chemical properties of these elements are described together with the experimental techniques applied to study these short-lived man-made elements one atom-at-a-time. The status of theoretical chemistry and of empirical models is presented as well as aspects of nuclear physics. In addition, one chapter outlines the meanderings in this field from a historical perspective and the search for superheavy elements in Nature.
List of contents
Synthesis of Super heavy Elements.- Nuclear Structure of Super heavy Elements.- Theoretical Chemistry of the Heaviest Elements.- Fundamental and Experimental Aspects of Single Atom-at-a-Time Chemistry.- Experimental Techniques.- Liquid-Phase Chemistry of Super heavy Elements.- Thermochemical Data from Gas-Phase Adsorption and Methods of their Estimation.- Gas-Phase Chemistry of Super heavy Elements.- Historical Reminiscences: The Pioneering Years of Super heavy Element Research.
About the author
Matthias Schädel arbeitet bei der Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt an Experimenten zur Erforschung der schersten Elemente. Er leitet die Arbeitsgruppe Kernchemie. Neben den Fragen der Synthese und des Zerfalls der schwersten Kerne sind schnelle automatisierte Trennung der schwersten, sehr kurzlebigen Elemente und die Charakterisierung ihrer chemischen Eigenschaften Schwerpunktthemen seiner Arbeit.
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The second edition of "The Chemistry of the Superheavy Elements" provides a complete coverage of the chemistry of a series of elements beginning with atomic number 104 – the transactinides or superheavy elements – including their nuclear properties and production in nuclear reactions at heavy-ion accelerators. The contributors to this work include many renowned scientists who, during the last decades, have made vast contributions towards understanding the physics and chemistry of these elusive elements, both experimentally and theoretically. The main emphasis here is on demonstrating the fascinating studies involved in probing the architecture of the Periodic Table at its uppermost end, where relativistic effects drastically influence chemical properties. All known chemical properties of these elements are described together with the experimental techniques applied to study these short-lived man-made elements one atom-at-a-time. The status of theoretical chemistry and of empirical models is presented as well as aspects of nuclear physics. In addition, one chapter outlines the meanderings in this field from a historical perspective and the search for superheavy elements in Nature.
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“As the seventh period of the periodic table has been filled in, chemists will be interested to know how these elements were made and whether the periodic trends remain true. This book addresses this topic, including the limited chemistry that is known in specific cases. … Readers seeking a clear explanation of how these elements are synthesized and characterized will find this a valuable resource. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers/faculty.” (J. A. Bartz, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014)
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From the book reviews:
"As the seventh period of the periodic table has been filled in, chemists will be interested to know how these elements were made and whether the periodic trends remain true. This book addresses this topic, including the limited chemistry that is known in specific cases. ... Readers seeking a clear explanation of how these elements are synthesized and characterized will find this a valuable resource. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers/faculty." (J. A. Bartz, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014)
