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Magnesium makes for quite a fireworks display, whether inside your body or out.
11. Sodium: What’s In Na?
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Turns out ancient sages and seers might’ve actually known a thing or two. Also, is there a good reason for sodium’s chemical symbol? Na.
Element Update: Work, War, And Art
Much of the information presented in these episodes will remain accurate despite the unrelenting march of time. For instance, the sun will continue burning hydrogen into helium for billions of years (unless we have a deep and fundamental misunderstanding of physics, but I’ll take that chance).
But other topics may benefit from further updates as time goes on. To that end, here’s the first in an ongoing series of Element Updates.
10. Neon: A Sign Of The Times
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Neon may no longer be “the new one,” but it might have a better claim to the name than any other element on the periodic table.