Elemental

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To celebrate 150 years of the periodic table, get to know the back story of every element with our intrepid scientific hosts.

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Silver - a popular noble metal contributed by Lukas · Oct 22, 2019
Silicon - a ubiquitous part of modern life contributed by Lukas · Oct 20, 2019
Selenium - good reason to eat seafood & Brazil nuts contributed by Lukas · Oct 17, 2019
Scandium - the scandal of the scandium cricket bat contributed by Lukas · Oct 15, 2019
Samarium - magnets for making & listening to music contributed by Lukas · Oct 13, 2019
Ruthenium - a 'sort of' precious metal contributed by Lukas · Oct 10, 2019
Rubidium - expensive and not very useful contributed by Lukas · Oct 6, 2019
Rhodium - used in cars, drugs... and aftershave contributed by Lukas · Oct 3, 2019
Rhenium - has a number of claims to chemical fame contributed by Lukas · Oct 1, 2019
Radon - radioactive basement risk contributed by Lukas · Sep 29, 2019
Radium - famous but not very useful contributed by Lukas · Sep 26, 2019
Protactinium - a very dull chemical element contributed by Lukas · Sep 22, 2019
Promethium - rare and unremarkable contributed by Lukas · Sep 19, 2019
Praseodymium - a long name but not many uses contributed by Lukas · Sep 15, 2019
Potassium - a matter of life and death contributed by Lukas · Sep 12, 2019
Polonium - few redeeming features contributed by Lukas · Sep 8, 2019
Plutonium - nuclear bombs & nuclear power contributed by Lukas · Sep 5, 2019
Platinum - another pricey precious metal contributed by Lukas · Sep 1, 2019
Phosphorus - P was discovered in pee contributed by Lukas · Aug 29, 2019
Palladium - cleaning up your car's exhaust contributed by Lukas · Aug 25, 2019
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To celebrate 150 years of the periodic table, get to know the back story of every element with our intrepid scientific hosts.

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