What Is The Periodic Table?
Chemistry / Elements and Compounds
The periodic table of the elements is a representation of all known elements in an orderly array. The periodic law presented by Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869 stated that if the (known) elements are arrange continue reading this fact
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Radon, A Rare Element
Chemistry / Elements and Compounds
To the best of our knowledge, the entire universe is constructed from just over a hundred different types of building blocks called atoms. Each has its own characteristic properties, and while there a continue reading this fact
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Spontaneous Combustion
Chemistry / Chemical Reactions
Most of us know if we leave oily rags or papers in an enclosed area, we risk a fire. The process of burning is called oxidation. Oxidation is the same process that causes iron to rust or a banana to t continue reading this fact
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