The particles, elements, and structure of things

"Particles" is the second book in the Element Trilogy that has sold over a million copies, in which Theodore Gray takes the next step in the story that began with exploring the periodic table of elements in the book "Elements: A Visual Exploration of All the Known Atoms in the Universe" (published by Kalima in 2018), and culminated with the book "Reactions: A Visual Review of Elements, Molecules, and Changes in the Universe." Gray explores, through wonderful stories and stunning photographs, the basic, useful, beautiful, and most fascinating chemical structures among the millions of structures that make up all materials in the world. The book begins by reviewing how atoms combine to form molecules and compounds, and the difference between organic and inorganic chemistry. Then it examines the wide range of materials that molecules can create, including types of soap and solvents, oils and sticky substances, rocks and ores, ropes and fibers, perfumes and foul-smelling bombs, colors and dyes, and controversial compounds like asbestos, chlorofluorocarbons, and thimerosal. In this sense, the book is like a collection of compounds or chemical groups that everyone should own; it contains a little of everything, bringing these things together to be exciting, not complete. The book teaches the reader something about how the world of chemistry works and gives an idea of how vast this subject is. Large, magnificent photographs, illustrations of compounds and their chemical bonds fill the pages, showing molecules in various states with breathtaking beauty unlike anything seen before. In this book, it is impossible to separate the abundant information, which is also entertaining, from the images that complete and clarify the story, sometimes making all explanations unnecessary. Just as Gray did in "Elements," he presents molecules as we've never seen them before, making "Particles" the perfect book for enthusiasts eager for more, and for anyone fascinated by the secrets of the material world and its hidden wonders.