All periodic table articles – Page 4
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NewsBeyond element 118: the next row of the periodic table
A technological leap may be called for to expand the number of elements in existence
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Opinion
Weighty decisions
Juris Meija explains why a small change to the atomic weight of an element can make a huge difference to science
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News
Confirmation of four new elements completes seventh row of periodic table
Iupac endorse discovery of elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 by teams in Russia, Japan and the US
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Opinion
The periodic table name game
Proposed new rules on how elements are named save confusion but sacrifice romance, argues Philip Ball
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Research
Lawrencium experiment could shake up periodic table
Measurement of first ionisation energy confirms electronic configuration but opens up an important debate
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Review
The elements: the new guide to the building blocks of our universe
A stroll through the periodic table
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Feature
Ordering the elements
From the law of octaves to the periodic table as we know it, Mike Sutton traces how chemists put their house in order
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Opinion
Cosmic Chemistry
Perhaps the island of stability lives among the stars instead of at the bottom of the periodic table
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Opinion
The elemental treasure hunt
Taking a look behind the periodic table at the stories of discovery
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Opinion
A self-assembled periodic table
Philip Ball unpacks the instructions for a new periodic table
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