How long does it take to read Chemistry of the Elements?
N. N. Greenwood, Alan Earnshaw
Chemistry of the Elements by N. N. Greenwood, Alan Earnshaw takes about 28 hours 16 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 28 hours 16 minutes
A long haul
First published 1984. 1,542 pages, about 424,050 words.
57 days (about 9 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 47 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 28 hours 16 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 17 hours 40 minutes |
The page count is the median across 11 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The book covers not only the 'inorganic' chemistry of the elements, but also analytical, theoretical, industrial, organometallic, bio-inorganic and other cognate areas of chemistry. The authors have broken with recent tradition in the teaching of their subject and adopted a new and highly successful approach based on descriptive chemistry. The chemistry of the elements is still discussed within the context of an underlying theoretical framework, giving cohesion and structure to the text, but at all times the chemical facts are emphasized. Students are invited to enter the exciting world of chemical phenomena with a sound knowledge and understanding of the subject, to approach experimentation with an open mind, and to assess observations reliably.
Subjects: Chemical elements, Химия, Chemistry, Chemistry, inorganic, Inorganic
