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Today, we reach the last element on the periodic table — but only alphabetically speaking.
Tag: Radioactivity
38. Strontium: Little Town
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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.
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.
27. Cobalt: Mischief Managed
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Cobalt is a tricksy little element, which means the scientists who’ve dealt with it the most are some of the cleverest people to have ever walked the Earth.