The enigmatic electron / / Ann Jones

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910811140703321
• Autore: Jones Ann
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, England : , : Austin Macauley Publishers, , [2021]; ©2021
• ISBN: 1-5289-9627-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (69 pages)
• Disciplina: 539.72112
• Soggetti: Electrons; Electronics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- About the Author -- Copyright Information © -- Acknowledgement -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Discovery -- Chapter 2 -- Structure Of The Atom -- Bohr's Model of the Atom -- Further Development of the Bohr Model -- Chapter 3 -- The Periodic Table of the Elements -- The Transition Metals -- The Role of Neutrons -- Reactivity of the Elements -- Chapter 4 -- Wave-Particle Duality -- The Nature of Light -- The Nature of Electrons -- Electrons Behaving as Waves -- Chapter 5 -- Electrons as Particles -- Storing Charge -- Chapter 6 -- Elements and Compounds -- Metallic Structures -- The Ionic Bond -- The Covalent Bond -- Chapter 7 -- Electron Beams -- The Oscilloscope Tube -- The TV Tube -- Plasma TV -- The Transmission Electron Microscope -- The Scanning Electron Microscope -- Electron Beam Welding -- The Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM) -- Chapter 8 -- Electromagnetic Waves -- Chapter 9 -- Electric Current -- Alternating Current -- Electrolysis -- Explaining Semiconductors -- Doping -- Transistors -- Light-Emitting Diode (LED) -- Photodiode -- Chapter 10 -- Electricity and Magnetism -- Magnetic Effect of an Electric Current -- The Hall Effect -- Electromagnetic Induction -- Transformers -- Further Applications of Electromagnetic Induction -- Summary of Chapter 10 -- Summary -- References -- List Of Diagrams.