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Element 44 is technically not named for Russia… but perhaps it should be.
Tag: Etymology
43. Technetium: Naturally Synthetic
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It’s only after we gave up searching for this element that we found it out in the universe.
39. Yttrium: It’s A Quiet Village
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Welcome to the sleepy Swedish town of Ytterby. I hope you like it, because we’ll be spending an awful lot of time there later in the series.
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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