Some thoughts on the periodic table when reflecting on the International Year of the Periodic Table
Issue 375 | Page 47 | Published Jan 2020
Description
150 years of the periodic table's development are described through discovery of four chosen elements over this time period, by chemists from different countries, even of different chemistry periods – truly periodic!
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