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2 days ago · Technetium is a chemical element; it has symbol Tc and atomic number 43. It is the lightest element whose isotopes are all radioactive. Technetium and promethium are the only radioactive elements whose neighbours in the sense of atomic number are both stable. All available technetium is produced as a synthetic element.
2 days ago · Platinum is a member of the platinum group of elements and group 10 of the periodic table of elements. It has six naturally occurring isotopes. It is one of the rarer elements in Earth's crust, with an average abundance of approximately 5 μg /kg. It occurs in some nickel and copper ores along with some native deposits, mostly in South Africa ...
Another common method of categorization recognizes nine element families: Alkali Metals: Group 1 (IA) - one valence electron. Alkaline Earth Metals: Group 2 (IIA) - two valence electrons. Transition Metals: Groups 3-12 - two valence electrons. Boron Group or Earth Metals: Group 13 (IIIA) - three valence electrons.
3 days ago · Atoms are the basic particles of the chemical elements. An atom consists of a nucleus of protons and generally neutrons, surrounded by an electromagnetically bound swarm of electrons. The chemical elements are distinguished from each other by the number of protons that are in their atoms. For example, any atom that contains 11 protons is sodium ...
1 day ago · Germanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white and similar in appearance to silicon. It is a metalloid (more rarely considered a metal) in the carbon group that is chemically similar to its group neighbors silicon and tin. Like silicon, germanium naturally reacts and forms ...
3 days ago · Americium. double hexagonal close-packed (dhcp) Americium is a synthetic chemical element; it has symbol Am and atomic number 95. It is radioactive and a transuranic member of the actinide series in the periodic table, located under the lanthanide element europium and was thus named after the Americas by analogy.
1 day ago · Niobium is a chemical element; it has symbol Nb (formerly columbium, Cb) and atomic number 41. It is a light grey, crystalline, and ductile transition metal. Pure niobium has a Mohs hardness rating similar to pure titanium, [5] and it has similar ductility to iron. Niobium oxidizes in Earth's atmosphere very slowly, hence its application in ...
