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Let’s look past the bad reputation this element has to learn how it’s an essential part of an idyllic childhood.
37. Rubidium: What’s Cooler Than Being Cool?
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Rubidium is more explosive than the alkali metals above it on the table, but it’s much more interesting when it’s standing almost perfectly still.
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36. Krypton: It’s A Metric
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Like argon, today’s noble gas coincidentally features prominently in science fiction — albeit in name only. But krypton also takes a place in the science factual story of international weights and measures.
35. Bromine: Come At Me
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Don’t get too excited, because bromine is an element that brings the hammer down on both extreme emotions and extreme actions.