19th February 2008 - 10:36 PM
I am looking for a list that gives the properties of all of the elements (Color, solid/gas/liquid, etc.)
I would also like a list that gives a large description of all of the reactions amongst the elements, and how the elements react with compounds, and how the compounds react amongst themselves...)
Any lack of knowledge should be apparent as I am not any sort of chemistry expert (in any sense of the word)
23rd February 2008 - 02:08 AM
THE very address for elements properties:
Compounds, reactions... This is an awful lot of information! You're talking about a library here, not just a book or a web address.
For inorganic chemistry, you may look at
"Chimie minérale", by Pascal (collective name, I guess)
no idea if it's available in English.
It is a collection of books, organized by metals - that is, silicon or uranium or iron fill many books, while lutetium and hafnium may share one book. There you find a list of compounds and their properties, reactions etc.
For organic chemistry, the situation should be much worse...
24th February 2008 - 09:22 PM
I think my wording was VERY misleading... I didn't actually want ALL reactions (though that is indeed what I said)... I just wanted a good idea of how things worked... Thanks though, it is very helpful what you have told me.
25th February 2008 - 04:03 AM
Funny you should ask. I just found a nice neat little chart in a shop the other day. The people who made it can be found at:
quickstudy.com or 1-800-230-9522
It lists them and gives certain info, but only up to a point.
25th February 2008 - 04:54 PM
Hi Brent, ET all,
I showed this site to my very sharp nephew. Years later, into college, he still shows me stuff I never got to!
I absolutely love this first site (mostly for particle physics):http://particleadventure.org/
You can use their "Start Here" button and go from there. Afterwords, go back and look at the site more thoroughly
And when you want a more well rounded but still very thorough site, try this one. Just navigate around to things that interest you.http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hph.html
Have fun and let us know what you've learned.
25th February 2008 - 05:00 PM
I should've mentioned to readup on the Periodic Table of elements and on Dmitri Mendeleev.
3rd March 2008 - 02:39 AM
See if your library has CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics.
If you enjoy reading try "Uncle Tungsten" by Oliver Sachs.
I liked it because I had a chemistry set when I was young.