Metals /
Chris Oxlade.
- Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2002.
- 48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.
- Chemicals in action .
- Oxlade, Chris. Chemicals in action. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chemicals in action -- About metals -- Properties of metals -- Physical properties -- Metals and heat -- Families of metals -- The transition metals -- More transition metals -- Other metals and metalloids -- Metals and air -- Metals and acids -- Metals and water -- Corrosion -- Finding metals -- Extraction reactions -- Electrolysis -- The iron and steel industry -- Working with metals -- The periodic table -- Common elements -- The reactivity series.
Provides an introduction to metals, including their physical properties, their place in the periodic table, their uses in everyday life, and how they react with other substances.