Can You Put the First 25 Elements of the Periodic Table in Order?
The seventh row of the table was completed in 2016 when Tennessine, Nihonium, Moscovium, and Oganesson were added. Elements ...
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How Japan took the lead in the race to discover element 119
After a breakdown in US-Russia relations, Riken finds itself ahead of its rivals. And Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ...
Researchers Are Testing How Cold They Can Make Indium—It Might Result in a New State of Matter
Indium belongs to a group of elements that has never been brought to an ultracool state before, but a team of researchers has ...
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A Little About Lithium
Lithium batteries are in the news constantly. But lithium has plenty of other uses. It's a drug for bipolar disorder. It used ...
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Why You Can’t Combine All The Elements Of The Periodic Table In A Single Compound
The answer, at first, is boring: it’s a simple no. But the reasons why you cannot are complex and varied – some come from the ...
Astrophysically-Elusive Phosphorus Is Key To All Life On Earth
Crucial to all life on Earth, the 15th element of phosphorus remains a real puzzle for astronomers. Specialized space telescopes are needed to shed light on the issue.