element.h

Flowlive The thermo library provides thermodynamical, chemical and physical properties of elements

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//  Project:         FlowLive
//  Module:          thermo
/*!\file             element.h
	\brief            Class for a chemical element
	\version          0.0.2.0
	\date             Created: 2005-01-18
	\date             Last modified: 2005-01-18
	\author           <a href="mailto:[e-mail]">Tobias Severin, [e-mail]</a>
*/
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#ifndef ELEMENT_H
#define ELEMENT_H
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#include <thermo/thermo.h>

#include <string>

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THERMO_BEGIN

THERMO_EXPORT
class cElement
{
	protected:
		//! The literal name of the element (e. g. 'Hydrogen')
		std::string itsName;

		//! The chemical symbol of the element (e. g. 'H')
		std::string itsSymbol;

		//! The atomic weight of the element [amu]
		double itsAtomicWeight;

		//! The number of the element (in the periodic system)
		int itsNumber;

	public:
		//! The constructor
		cElement(std::string aName, std::string itsSymbol, double aAtomicWeight, int aNumber);

		//! The destructor
		~cElement();

		//! Returns the name of the element
		std::string Name();

		//! Returns the symbol of the element
		std::string Symbol();

		//! Returns the atomic weight of the element [amu]
		double AtomicWeight();

		//! Returns the number of the element
		int Number();

};
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THERMO_END

#endif