Understanding the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements is critical for success in the chemistry classroom and laboratory. In today's classroom, students not only need to understand the properties of the chemical elements, but how these elements play such an integral role in industry, the earth and the environment, and in modern life. No resource provides a better introduction than Robert Krebs's "The History and Use of Our Earth's Chemical Elements." In this thoroughly revised edition, with extensive new examples on the importance of the chemical elements, the elements are examined within...