Periodic Table of 92 Elements: Box Set
Material ID: 1
Description
This commercially available collection of all 92 naturally-occurring elements gives you a chance to see and safely handle some extraordinary materials, with appearances from: scandium, an element more common on the Sun than Earth; the highly toxic arsenic, which was once used in Greek physicians' cures and Elizabethan cosmetics; extremely rare earth metals ruthenium and tantalum, which are used in smart electronics; and radioactive elements, uranium and polonium.
Particularities
Maker
The Red Green & Blue Company Ltd
Library Details
Site
Bloomsbury
Status
In Library
Location
Locked Cabinets: Hazards
Form
Granules, Powder, Lump, Flakes, Liquid, Blob, Wire, Crystal
Handling guidance
Locked in cabinet, handled under supervision. Wash hands after handling.
Date entered collection
Saturday 1st September, 2007
