TY - BOOK AU - Oxlade,Chris TI - Metals T2 - Chemicals in action SN - 1403425000 (lib. bdg.) : AV - QD171 .O97 2002 U1 - 546/.31 21 PY - 2002/// CY - Chicago, Ill. PB - Heinemann Library KW - Metals KW - sears N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -