The periodic table of chemical elements, often called the periodic table, organizes all discovered chemical elements in rows (called periods) and columns (called groups) according to increasing atomic ...

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This year we celebrate the 150 th anniversary of Mendeleev’s achievement in formulating the structure of the periodic table that we use today. He announced his structure in 1869, but the challenge of ...

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Unlike other elements reportedly gathered by Lidden, the plutonium sparked a major hazmat alert, requiring a response from ...

Want to learn more about this centerpiece of chemistry? Take your pick from this collection of links about elements and the periodic table! Build an element ball, solve periodic puzzles, and check out ...

John Sutton described his client as an “innocent collector” and “science nerd”, claiming Lidden “did not import or possess ...

Watch this video to find out more information on the periodic table close periodic tableA table which lists all of the chemical elements and arranges them in a way that is useful. It allows us to ...

What do all these things have in common? They all have a link to the periodic table, which turned 150 in 2019! Here are some fascinating elements that you may never have heard of, but definitely ...

This is the second part of a three-part series written by Carolyn Krause. Many of the elements were synthesized using an Oak Ridge reactor.