Classes
class	BALL::Element

class	BALL::PTE_

struct	BALL::PTE_::SymbolToElement

Typedefs
typedef short	BALL::Element::Group

typedef short	BALL::Element::Period

typedef short	BALL::Element::AtomicNumber

Enumerations
enum	BALL::Element::Name { BALL::Element::ACTINIUM = 0, BALL::Element::ALUMINUM, BALL::Element::AMERICIUM, BALL::Element::ANTIMONY, BALL::Element::STIBIUM = ANTIMONY, BALL::Element::ARGON, BALL::Element::ARSENIC, BALL::Element::ASTATINE, BALL::Element::BARIUM, BALL::Element::BERKELIUM, BALL::Element::BERYLLIUM, BALL::Element::BISMUTH, BALL::Element::WISMUT = BISMUTH, BALL::Element::BOHRIUM, BALL::Element::BORON, BALL::Element::BROMINE, BALL::Element::CADMIUM, BALL::Element::CAESIUM, BALL::Element::CALCIUM, BALL::Element::CALIFORNIUM, BALL::Element::CARBON, BALL::Element::CARBONEUM = CARBON, BALL::Element::CERIUM, BALL::Element::CHLORINE, BALL::Element::CHROMIUM, BALL::Element::COBALT, BALL::Element::COPPER, BALL::Element::CUPRUM = COPPER, BALL::Element::CURIUM, BALL::Element::DUBNIUM, BALL::Element::DYSPROSIUM, BALL::Element::EINSTEINIUM, BALL::Element::ERBIUM, BALL::Element::EUROPIUM, BALL::Element::FERMIUM, BALL::Element::FLUORINE, BALL::Element::FRANCIUM, BALL::Element::GADOLINIUM, BALL::Element::GALLIUM, BALL::Element::GERMANIUM, BALL::Element::GOLD, BALL::Element::AURUM = GOLD, BALL::Element::HAFNIUM, BALL::Element::HAHNIUM, BALL::Element::HELIUM, BALL::Element::HOLMIUM, BALL::Element::HYDROGEN, BALL::Element::HYDROGENIUM = HYDROGEN, BALL::Element::INDIUM, BALL::Element::IODINE, BALL::Element::JOD = IODINE, BALL::Element::IRIDIUM, BALL::Element::IRON, BALL::Element::FERRUM = IRON, BALL::Element::JOLIOTIUM, BALL::Element::KRYPTON, BALL::Element::LANTHANUM, BALL::Element::LAWRENCIUM, BALL::Element::LEAD, BALL::Element::PLUMBUM = LEAD, BALL::Element::LITHIUM, BALL::Element::LUTETIUM, BALL::Element::MAGNESIUM, BALL::Element::MANGANESE, BALL::Element::MANGAN = MANGANESE, BALL::Element::MEITNERIUM, BALL::Element::MENDELEVIUM, BALL::Element::MERCURY, BALL::Element::HYDRARGYRUM = MERCURY, BALL::Element::MERCURIUM = MERCURY, BALL::Element::MOLYBDENUM, BALL::Element::NEODYMIUM, BALL::Element::NEON, BALL::Element::NEPTUNIUM, BALL::Element::NICKEL, BALL::Element::NIOBIUM, BALL::Element::NITROGEN, BALL::Element::NITROGENIUM = NITROGEN, BALL::Element::NOBELIUM, BALL::Element::OSMIUM, BALL::Element::OXYGEN, BALL::Element::OXYGENIUM = OXYGEN, BALL::Element::PALLADIUM, BALL::Element::PHOSPHORUS, BALL::Element::PLATINUM, BALL::Element::PLUTONIUM, BALL::Element::POLONIUM, BALL::Element::POTASSIUM, BALL::Element::KALIUM = POTASSIUM, BALL::Element::PRASEODYMIUM, BALL::Element::PROMETHIUM, BALL::Element::PROTACTINIUM, BALL::Element::RADIUM, BALL::Element::RADON, BALL::Element::RHENIUM, BALL::Element::RHODIUM, BALL::Element::RUBIDIUM, BALL::Element::RUTHENIUM, BALL::Element::RUTHERFORDIUM, BALL::Element::SAMARIUM, BALL::Element::SCANDIUM, BALL::Element::SELENIUM, BALL::Element::SILICON, BALL::Element::SILICIUM = SILICON, BALL::Element::SILVER, BALL::Element::ARGENTUM = SILVER, BALL::Element::SODIUM, BALL::Element::NATRIUM = SODIUM, BALL::Element::STRONTIUM, BALL::Element::SULPHUR, BALL::Element::SULFUR = SULPHUR, BALL::Element::TANTALUM, BALL::Element::TECHNETIUM, BALL::Element::TELLURIUM, BALL::Element::TERBIUM, BALL::Element::THALLIUM, BALL::Element::THORIUM, BALL::Element::THULIUM, BALL::Element::TIN, BALL::Element::STANNUM = TIN, BALL::Element::TITANIUM, BALL::Element::TUNGSTEN, BALL::Element::WOLFRAM = TUNGSTEN, BALL::Element::UNUNBIUM, BALL::Element::UNUNNILIUM, BALL::Element::UNUNNINIUM, BALL::Element::URANIUM, BALL::Element::VANADIUM, BALL::Element::XENON, BALL::Element::YTTERBIUM, BALL::Element::YTTRIUM, BALL::Element::ZINC, BALL::Element::ZINCUM = ZINC, BALL::Element::ZIRCONIUM, BALL::Element::NUMBER_OF_ELEMENTS }

Functions
BALL_EXPORT std::ostream &	BALL::operator<< (std::ostream &s, const Element &element)

Variables
static Element	BALL::Element::UNKNOWN

String	BALL::Element::name_

String	BALL::Element::symbol_

Group	BALL::Element::group_

Period	BALL::Element::period_

AtomicNumber	BALL::Element::atomic_number_

float	BALL::Element::atomic_weight_

float	BALL::Element::atomic_radius_

float	BALL::Element::covalent_radius_

float	BALL::Element::van_der_waals_radius_

bool	BALL::Element::is_metal_

float	BALL::Element::electronegativity_

const char *	BALL::PTE_::SymbolToElement::symbol

Element *	BALL::PTE_::SymbolToElement::element

static Element	BALL::PTE_::element_ []

static SymbolToElement	BALL::PTE_::symbol_to_element_ []

static Element *	BALL::PTE_::atomic_number_to_element_ []

Symbol
Element symbols.
enum	BALL::Element::Symbol { BALL::Element::Ac = 0, BALL::Element::Al, BALL::Element::Am, BALL::Element::Sb, BALL::Element::Ar, BALL::Element::As, BALL::Element::At, BALL::Element::Ba, BALL::Element::Bk, BALL::Element::Be, BALL::Element::Bi, BALL::Element::Bh, BALL::Element::B, BALL::Element::Br, BALL::Element::Cd, BALL::Element::Cs, BALL::Element::Ca, BALL::Element::Cf, BALL::Element::C, BALL::Element::Ce, BALL::Element::Cl, BALL::Element::Cr, BALL::Element::Co, BALL::Element::Cu, BALL::Element::Cm, BALL::Element::Db, BALL::Element::Dy, BALL::Element::Es, BALL::Element::Er, BALL::Element::Eu, BALL::Element::Fm, BALL::Element::F, BALL::Element::Fr, BALL::Element::Gd, BALL::Element::Ga, BALL::Element::Ge, BALL::Element::Au, BALL::Element::Hf, BALL::Element::Hn, BALL::Element::He, BALL::Element::Ho, BALL::Element::H, BALL::Element::In, BALL::Element::I, BALL::Element::Ir, BALL::Element::Fe, BALL::Element::Jl, BALL::Element::Kr, BALL::Element::La, BALL::Element::Lr, BALL::Element::Pb, BALL::Element::Li, BALL::Element::Lu, BALL::Element::Mg, BALL::Element::Mn, BALL::Element::Mt, BALL::Element::Md, BALL::Element::Hg, BALL::Element::Mo, BALL::Element::Nd, BALL::Element::Ne, BALL::Element::Np, BALL::Element::Ni, BALL::Element::Nb, BALL::Element::N, BALL::Element::No, BALL::Element::Os, BALL::Element::O, BALL::Element::Pd, BALL::Element::P, BALL::Element::Pt, BALL::Element::Pu, BALL::Element::Po, BALL::Element::K, BALL::Element::Pr, BALL::Element::Pm, BALL::Element::Pa, BALL::Element::Ra, BALL::Element::Rn, BALL::Element::Re, BALL::Element::Rh, BALL::Element::Rb, BALL::Element::Ru, BALL::Element::Rf, BALL::Element::Sm, BALL::Element::Sc, BALL::Element::Se, BALL::Element::Si, BALL::Element::Ag, BALL::Element::Na, BALL::Element::Sr, BALL::Element::S, BALL::Element::Ta, BALL::Element::Tc, BALL::Element::Te, BALL::Element::Tb, BALL::Element::Tl, BALL::Element::Th, BALL::Element::Tm, BALL::Element::Sn, BALL::Element::Ti, BALL::Element::W, BALL::Element::Uub, BALL::Element::Uun, BALL::Element::Uuu, BALL::Element::U, BALL::Element::V, BALL::Element::Xe, BALL::Element::Yb, BALL::Element::Y, BALL::Element::Zn, BALL::Element::Zr }

Constructors and Destructors.
	BALL::Element::Element ()

	BALL::Element::Element (const String &name, const String &symbol, Group group, Period period, AtomicNumber atomic_umber, float atomic_weight, float atomic_radius, float covalent_radius, float van_der_waals_radius, bool is_metal, float electronegativity)

virtual	BALL::Element::~Element ()

virtual void	BALL::Element::clear ()

Inspectors and Mutators
void	BALL::Element::setName (const String &name)

const String &	BALL::Element::getName () const

void	BALL::Element::setSymbol (const String &symbol)

const String &	BALL::Element::getSymbol () const

void	BALL::Element::setGroup (Group group)

Group	BALL::Element::getGroup () const

void	BALL::Element::setPeriod (Period period)

Period	BALL::Element::getPeriod () const

void	BALL::Element::setAtomicNumber (AtomicNumber atomic_number)

AtomicNumber	BALL::Element::getAtomicNumber () const

void	BALL::Element::setAtomicWeight (float atomic_weight)

float	BALL::Element::getAtomicWeight () const

void	BALL::Element::setAtomicRadius (float atomic_radius)

float	BALL::Element::getAtomicRadius () const

void	BALL::Element::setCovalentRadius (float covalent_radius)

float	BALL::Element::getCovalentRadius () const

void	BALL::Element::setVanDerWaalsRadius (float van_der_waals_radius)

float	BALL::Element::getVanDerWaalsRadius () const

void	BALL::Element::setElectronegativity (float electronegativity)

float	BALL::Element::getElectronegativity () const

Operators
bool	BALL::Element::operator== (const Element &element) const

bool	BALL::Element::operator!= (const Element &element) const

bool	BALL::Element::operator< (const Element &element) const

bool	BALL::Element::operator<= (const Element &element) const

bool	BALL::Element::operator>= (const Element &element) const

bool	BALL::Element::operator> (const Element &element) const

BALL_EXPORT friend std::ostream &	BALL::Element::operator<< (std::ostream &s, const Element &element)

Predicates
bool	BALL::Element::isUnknown () const

bool	BALL::Element::isMetal () const

Constructors and Destructors
	BALL::PTE_::PTE_ ()

	BALL::PTE_::PTE_ (const PTE_ &pse)

virtual	BALL::PTE_::~PTE_ ()

virtual void	BALL::PTE_::clear ()

Assignment
PTE_ &	BALL::PTE_::operator= (const PTE_ &)

Accessors
static Element &	BALL::PTE_::getElement (Position atomic_number)

static Element &	BALL::PTE_::getElement (const String &symbol)

Operators
bool	BALL::PTE_::operator== (const PTE_ &pte) const

Element &	BALL::PTE_::operator[] (const String &symbol)

const Element &	BALL::PTE_::operator[] (const String &symbol) const

Element &	BALL::PTE_::operator[] (Element::Name name)

const Element &	BALL::PTE_::operator[] (Element::Name name) const

Element &	BALL::PTE_::operator[] (Element::Symbol symbol)

const Element &	BALL::PTE_::operator[] (Element::Symbol symbol) const

Element &	BALL::PTE_::operator[] (Position position)

const Element &	BALL::PTE_::operator[] (Position position) const

Application methods
static bool	BALL::PTE_::apply (UnaryProcessor< Element > &applicator)

Detailed Description

These classes represent elements and the periodic table of elements. The Element class is used to describe common properties of atoms (e.g., mass, nuclear charge, element symbol). Elements can be retrieved from the PTE object (Periodic Table of Elements) which is a global instance of PTE_ .

See Also: Atom::setElement; Atom::getElement

Typedef Documentation

typedef short BALL::Element::AtomicNumber

AtomicNumber

Definition at line 70 of file PTE.h.

typedef short BALL::Element::Group

Group

Definition at line 62 of file PTE.h.

typedef short BALL::Element::Period

Period

Definition at line 66 of file PTE.h.

Enumeration Type Documentation

enum BALL::Element::Name

Name Element names.

Enumerator
ACTINIUM
ALUMINUM
AMERICIUM
ANTIMONY
STIBIUM
ARGON
ARSENIC
ASTATINE
BARIUM
BERKELIUM
BERYLLIUM
BISMUTH
WISMUT
BOHRIUM
BORON
BROMINE
CADMIUM
CAESIUM
CALCIUM
CALIFORNIUM
CARBON
CARBONEUM
CERIUM
CHLORINE
CHROMIUM
COBALT
COPPER
CUPRUM
CURIUM
DUBNIUM
DYSPROSIUM
EINSTEINIUM
ERBIUM
EUROPIUM
FERMIUM
FLUORINE
FRANCIUM
GADOLINIUM
GALLIUM
GERMANIUM
GOLD
AURUM
HAFNIUM
HAHNIUM
HELIUM
HOLMIUM
HYDROGEN
HYDROGENIUM
INDIUM
IODINE
JOD
IRIDIUM
IRON
FERRUM
JOLIOTIUM
KRYPTON
LANTHANUM
LAWRENCIUM
LEAD
PLUMBUM
LITHIUM
LUTETIUM
MAGNESIUM
MANGANESE
MANGAN
MEITNERIUM
MENDELEVIUM
MERCURY
HYDRARGYRUM
MERCURIUM
MOLYBDENUM
NEODYMIUM
NEON
NEPTUNIUM
NICKEL
NIOBIUM
NITROGEN
NITROGENIUM
NOBELIUM
OSMIUM
OXYGEN
OXYGENIUM
PALLADIUM
PHOSPHORUS
PLATINUM
PLUTONIUM
POLONIUM
POTASSIUM
KALIUM
PRASEODYMIUM
PROMETHIUM
PROTACTINIUM
RADIUM
RADON
RHENIUM
RHODIUM
RUBIDIUM
RUTHENIUM
RUTHERFORDIUM
SAMARIUM
SCANDIUM
SELENIUM
SILICON
SILICIUM
SILVER
ARGENTUM
SODIUM
NATRIUM
STRONTIUM
SULPHUR
SULFUR
TANTALUM
TECHNETIUM
TELLURIUM
TERBIUM
THALLIUM
THORIUM
THULIUM
TIN
STANNUM
TITANIUM
TUNGSTEN
WOLFRAM
UNUNBIUM
UNUNNILIUM
UNUNNINIUM
URANIUM
VANADIUM
XENON
YTTERBIUM
YTTRIUM
ZINC
ZINCUM
ZIRCONIUM
NUMBER_OF_ELEMENTS

Definition at line 75 of file PTE.h.

enum BALL::Element::Symbol

Enumerator
Ac
Al
Am
Sb
Ar
As
At
Ba
Bk
Be
Bi
Bh
B
Br
Cd
Cs
Ca
Cf
C
Ce
Cl
Cr
Co
Cu
Cm
Db
Dy
Es
Er
Eu
Fm
F
Fr
Gd
Ga
Ge
Au
Hf
Hn
He
Ho
H
In
I
Ir
Fe
Jl
Kr
La
Lr
Pb
Li
Lu
Mg
Mn
Mt
Md
Hg
Mo
Nd
Ne
Np
Ni
Nb
N
No
Os
O
Pd
P
Pt
Pu
Po
K
Pr
Pm
Pa
Ra
Rn
Re
Rh
Rb
Ru
Rf
Sm
Sc
Se
Si
Ag
Na
Sr
S
Ta
Tc
Te
Tb
Tl
Th
Tm
Sn
Ti
W
Uub
Uun
Uuu
U
V
Xe
Yb
Y
Zn
Zr

Definition at line 196 of file PTE.h.

Function Documentation

BALL::Element::Element ( )

Default constructor The instance is set to the default values (= UNKNOWN element).

BALL::Element::Element	(	const String &	name,
		const String &	symbol,
		Group	group,
		Period	period,
		AtomicNumber	atomic_umber,
		float	atomic_weight,
		float	atomic_radius,
		float	covalent_radius,
		float	van_der_waals_radius,
		bool	is_metal,
		float	electronegativity
	)

Detailed constructor

BALL::PTE_::PTE_ ( )

Default constructor

BALL::PTE_::PTE_ ( const PTE_ & pse )

Default constructor

virtual BALL::Element::~Element ( )

virtual

Destructor

virtual BALL::PTE_::~PTE_ ( )

virtual

Destructor

static bool BALL::PTE_::apply ( UnaryProcessor< Element > & applicator )

static

Application of an unary processor on every contained element.

Parameters

processor a typed unary processor for Element instances

Returns: bool - true if application has been terminated successfully, false otherwise

virtual void BALL::Element::clear ( )

virtual

Clear method. The instance is set to the default values (= UNKNOWN element).

virtual void BALL::PTE_::clear ( )

virtual

Clear method.

AtomicNumber BALL::Element::getAtomicNumber ( ) const

Get the atomic number.

Returns: AtomicNumber (short) - the atomic number

float BALL::Element::getAtomicRadius ( ) const

Get the atomic radius.

Returns: float the atomic radius (in Angstrom)

float BALL::Element::getAtomicWeight ( ) const

Get the atomic weight.

Returns: float - the atomic weight

float BALL::Element::getCovalentRadius ( ) const

Get the covalent radius.

Returns: float the covalent radius (in Angstrom)

float BALL::Element::getElectronegativity ( ) const

Get the electronegativity.

Returns: float the electronegativity (according to the Pauling scale)

static Element& BALL::PTE_::getElement ( Position atomic_number )

static

Return the element that has the specified atomic number.

static Element& BALL::PTE_::getElement ( const String & symbol )

static

Return the element with a given symbol.

Returns: Element the static Element with the symbol symbol

Group BALL::Element::getGroup ( ) const

Get the atomic group.

Returns: Group (short) - the group

const String& BALL::Element::getName ( ) const

Get the name.

Returns: The name of the element. For example if the Element is a hydrogen the string "Hydrogen" is returned.

Period BALL::Element::getPeriod ( ) const

Get the atomic period.

Returns: Period (short) the period

const String& BALL::Element::getSymbol ( ) const

Get the atomic symbol.

Returns: String the symbol

float BALL::Element::getVanDerWaalsRadius ( ) const

Get the VanDerWaals radius.

Returns: float the VanDerWaals radius (in Angstrom)

bool BALL::Element::isMetal ( ) const

Test if the Element is a metal.

Returns: true if the Element represents a metal.

bool BALL::Element::isUnknown ( ) const

Test if this instance is unknown. Returns true if instance is equal the static Element UNKNOWN (The default constructor returns such an element).

Returns: bool

bool BALL::Element::operator!= ( const Element & element ) const

Inequality operator. Tests if the atomic number of two elements are inequal.

Parameters

element the Element to compare with

Returns: bool

bool BALL::Element::operator< ( const Element & element ) const

Less operator. Tests if the atomic number of this instance is less compared with element .

Parameters

element the Element to compare with

Returns: bool

BALL_EXPORT std::ostream& BALL::operator<<	(	std::ostream &	s,
		const Element &	element
	)

Element output operator. Prints the contents of an instance of Element to an ostream.

bool BALL::Element::operator<= ( const Element & element ) const

Less or equal operator. Tests if the atomic number of this instance is less or equal compared with element .

Parameters

element,the Element to compare with

Returns: bool

PTE_& BALL::PTE_::operator= ( const PTE_ & )

Assignment operator Does not assign anything. Implemented just for the OCI.

bool BALL::Element::operator== ( const Element & element ) const

Equality operator. Tests if the atomic number of two elements are equal.

Parameters

element the Element to compare with

Returns: bool

bool BALL::PTE_::operator== ( const PTE_ & pte ) const

Equality operator. Always returns true. Implemented just for the OCI.

bool BALL::Element::operator> ( const Element & element ) const

Greater operator. Tests if the atomic number of this instance is greater than element .

Parameters

element the Element to compare with

Returns: bool

bool BALL::Element::operator>= ( const Element & element ) const

Greater or equal operator. Tests if the atomic number of this instance is greater or equal compared with element .

Parameters

element the Element to compare with

Returns: bool

Element& BALL::PTE_::operator[] ( const String & symbol )

Access operator with a given symbol.

Returns: Element the Element with the symbol symbol

const Element& BALL::PTE_::operator[] ( const String & symbol ) const

Access operator with a given symbol.

Returns: Element the const Element with the symbol symbol

Element& BALL::PTE_::operator[] ( Element::Name name )

Access operator with a given name.

Returns: Element the Element with the name name

const Element& BALL::PTE_::operator[] ( Element::Name name ) const

Access operator with a given name.

Returns: Element the const Element with the name name

Element& BALL::PTE_::operator[] ( Element::Symbol symbol )

Access operator with a given Element::Symbol.

Returns: Element the Element with the symbol symbol

const Element& BALL::PTE_::operator[] ( Element::Symbol symbol ) const

Access operator with a given Element::Symbol.

Returns: Element the const Element with the symbol symbol

Element& BALL::PTE_::operator[] ( Position position )

Access operator with a given position.

Returns: Element the Element with the position position

const Element& BALL::PTE_::operator[] ( Position position ) const

Access operator with a given position.

Returns: Element the const Element with the position position

void BALL::Element::setAtomicNumber ( AtomicNumber atomic_number )

Set the atomic number.

Parameters

atomic_number the new atomic number

void BALL::Element::setAtomicRadius ( float atomic_radius )

Set the atomic radius.

Parameters

atomic_radius the new atomic radius (in Angstrom)

void BALL::Element::setAtomicWeight ( float atomic_weight )

Set the atomic weight.

Parameters

atomic_weight the new atomic weight

void BALL::Element::setCovalentRadius ( float covalent_radius )

Set the covalent radius.

Parameters

covalent_radius the new covalent radius (in Angstrom)

void BALL::Element::setElectronegativity ( float electronegativity )

Set the electronegativity.

Parameters

electronegativity the new electronegativity (according to the Pauling scale)

void BALL::Element::setGroup ( Group group )

Set the atomic group.

Parameters

group (short) the new group

void BALL::Element::setName ( const String & name )

Set the name.

Parameters

name	the new name

void BALL::Element::setPeriod ( Period period )

Set the atomic period.

Parameters

period (short) the new period

void BALL::Element::setSymbol ( const String & symbol )

Set the atomic symbol.

Parameters

symbol the new symbol

void BALL::Element::setVanDerWaalsRadius ( float van_der_waals_radius )

Set the VanDerWaals radius.

Parameters

van_der_waals_radius the new VanDerWaals radius (in Angstrom)

Variable Documentation

AtomicNumber BALL::Element::atomic_number_

private

The atomic number corresponds to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of that element.

Definition at line 599 of file PTE.h.

Element* BALL::PTE_::atomic_number_to_element_[]

staticprivate

Definition at line 776 of file PTE.h.

float BALL::Element::atomic_radius_

private

atomic radius (in Angstrom)

Definition at line 612 of file PTE.h.

float BALL::Element::atomic_weight_

private

The atomic weight of an element (resp. of its most stabile isotope) is the ratio of the mass of one mole of the element in a defined source to 1/12 of the mass of chemically unbound C-12 in its nuclear and electronic ground state. Adapted from the 1993 report of the IUPAC Commission on Atomic Weights and Isotopic Abundances

Definition at line 608 of file PTE.h.

float BALL::Element::covalent_radius_

private

covalent radius (in Angstrom)

Definition at line 616 of file PTE.h.

float BALL::Element::electronegativity_

private

electronegativity (according to the Pauling scale)

Definition at line 628 of file PTE.h.

Element* BALL::PTE_::SymbolToElement::element

Definition at line 764 of file PTE.h.

Element BALL::PTE_::element_[]

staticprivate

Definition at line 770 of file PTE.h.

Group BALL::Element::group_

private

The group number is an identifier used to describe the column of the standard periodic table in which the element appears.

NOTES: There is considerable confusion surrounding the Group labels. The scheme used in WebElements is numeric and is the current IUPAC convention. The other two systems are less desirable since they are confusing, but still in common usage. The designations A and B are completely arbitrary. The first of these (A left, B right) is based upon older IUPAC recommendations and frequently used in Europe. The last set (main group elements A, transition elements B) was in common use in America.

IUPAC, European, and American Group labelling schemes

Group European American 1 IA IA 2 IIA IIA 3 IIIA IIIB 4 IVA IVB 5 VA VB 6 VIA VIB 7 VIIA VIIB 8 VIIIA VIIIB 9 VIIIA VIIIB 10 VIIIA VIIIB 11 IB IB 12 IIB IIB 13 IIIB IIIA 14 IVB IVA 15 VB VA 16 VIB VIA 17 VIIB VIIA 18 VIIIB VIIIA

Definition at line 590 of file PTE.h.

bool BALL::Element::is_metal_

private

is the element a metal

Definition at line 624 of file PTE.h.

String BALL::Element::name_

private

the name of the element

Definition at line 547 of file PTE.h.

Period BALL::Element::period_

private

the period of the element

Definition at line 594 of file PTE.h.

const char* BALL::PTE_::SymbolToElement::symbol

Definition at line 761 of file PTE.h.

String BALL::Element::symbol_

private

the uppercased symbol of the element

Definition at line 551 of file PTE.h.

SymbolToElement BALL::PTE_::symbol_to_element_[]

staticprivate

Definition at line 773 of file PTE.h.

Element BALL::Element::UNKNOWN

static

Standard element. (The default constructor returns such an element).

Definition at line 540 of file PTE.h.

float BALL::Element::van_der_waals_radius_

private

van der Waals radius (in Angstrom)

Definition at line 620 of file PTE.h.

Friends

BALL_EXPORT friend std::ostream& operator<<	(	std::ostream &	s,
		const Element &	element
	)

friend

Output operator Prints this instance of Element.

Element output operator. Prints the contents of an instance of Element to an ostream.

Classes

Typedefs

Enumerations

Functions

Variables

Symbol

Constructors and Destructors.

Inspectors and Mutators

Operators

Predicates

Constructors and Destructors

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Operators

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Detailed Description

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Function Documentation

Variable Documentation

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