A Visual Encyclopedia of the Periodic Table

39 Alkaline Earth Metals This ber yllium disc can withstand higher temperatures than a disc made of aluminium. These ber yllium ...

40 Alkaline Earth Metals This green, magnesium-rich mineral forms deep underground. Shiny, grey cr ystallized form Forms Magnesi ...

41 Alkaline Earth Metals White lights from burning magnesium compounds This widely used cement contains powdered magnesium oxide ...

42 Alkaline Earth Metals Forms contain the compound calcium phosphate. The hard, outer layers of many other animals, such as the ...

43 Alkaline Earth Metals Orange Milk Broccoli Oranges are also a good source of calcium, and most orange juices have extra calci ...

FLY GEYSER The multicoloured Fly Geyser in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, USA, is made from a mound of calcium carbonate rock. ...

Fly Geyser is not a natural wonder. It was made by accident in 1964 when engineers were drilling a well to find a source of hot ...

46 Alkaline Earth Metals This mineral is found in some microorganisms. Soft, brittle cr ystals Forms Strontium Sr 38 38 38 50 St ...

47 Uses The bowl’s smooth finish is due to strontium oxide. Lights in unmanned buoys can be powered by radioactive strontium. th ...

48 Alkaline Earth Metals Petal-like shapes form in the desert when sand mixes with barite or with gypsum. This mineral is used t ...

49 Alkaline Earth Metals The intestine is filled with a barium solution. The barium in the metallic strip absorbs gases in the t ...

50 Alkaline Earth Metals This ore contains just 0.7 g (0.02 oz) of radium in every 1,000 kg (2,205 lb) of rock. Forms Radium Ra ...

51 Alkaline Earth Metals Radium face powder was once thought to be good for the skin. Skin lotions containing radium were common ...

Oddly shaped piece of pure cobalt (Co). 052-053_Transition_Metals_Opener.indd 52 02/12/16 6:52 pm ...

Transition Metals Sc Ti V MnCr Fe Co Ni Cu Zn MoNbZr Tc CdAgPdRhRu Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg CnRgDsMtHsBhSgDbRf Y This is the la ...

54 Transition Metals Forms Greasy texture A soft and lightweight metal, scandium is similar to aluminium. It is spread so thinly ...

55 Transition Metals Named after the Titans, a race of mythic Greek gods, titanium is a silvery metal. It is as strong as steel ...

56 Transition Metals 56 Vanadium can be hammered and stretched without breaking. This hard, strong metal is easy to shape. Vanad ...

57 Transition Metals 57 Chromium is named after chroma, the Greek word for “colour”. Many minerals of chromium, including chromi ...

58 Transition Metals Like magnesium, this element gets its name from the Greek region of Magnesia. There are many manganese mine ...