Periodic table: scientists propose new way of ordering the elements – Australian Times

Nick Norman, University of Bristol
The periodic table of the elements, principally created by the Russian chemist, Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated its 150th anniversary last year. It would be hard to overstate its importance as an organising principle in chemistry all budding chemists become familiar with it from the earliest stages of their education.
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Given the tables importance, one might be forgiven for thinking that the ordering of the elements were no longer…

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