Summarizes key facts about each of the 118 known elements including description of its appearance, how it is generated, uses or significance, atomic number and weight, and more.

Includes index.

1. Hyydrogen and the noble gases -- 2. Sodium and potassium -- 3. Calcium and magnesium -- 4. Iron, chromium and manganese -- 5. Copper, silver, and gold -- 6. Zinc, cadmium, and mercury -- 7. Aluminum -- 8. Carbon -- 9. Silicon -- 10. Lead and tin -- 11. Nitrogen and phosphorus -- 12. Oxygen -- 13. Sulfur -- 14. Chlorine, fluorine, bromine, and iodine -- 15. Uranium and other radioactive elements -- 16. Actinium to Gadolinium -- 17. Francium to polonium -- v.18 Potassium to zirconium.