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  • Gallium (chemical symbol Ga, atomic number 31) is a rare, soft, silvery ... Gallium is most commonly used in the form of the compound gallium ...
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  • Platinum (chemical symbol Pt, atomic number 78) is a silvery gray ... Naturally occurring platinum appears to have been used by the craftsmen ...
    14 KB (2,002 words) - 08:01, 24 November 2022
  • Thorium (chemical symbol Th, atomic number 90) is a naturally occurring ... as lead. Soil commonly contains an average of around 12 parts per million ...
    14 KB (1,909 words) - 23:00, 30 April 2023
  • Copper (symbol Cu, atomic number 29) is one of the oldest known metals ... used in hospitals to prevent the transfer of germs, and copper (II) sulfate ...
    21 KB (3,086 words) - 17:35, 21 May 2020
  • Tellurium (chemical symbol Te, atomic number 52) is a relatively rare ... with care. Exposure to even small amounts of tellurium can generate a garlicky ...
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  • == Evolution of the glyph == Image:Evolution5glyph.png The evolution of our modern glyph for five cannot be neatly traced ...
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  • Chlorine (chemical symbol Cl, atomic number 17) is a nonmetal that ... in nature and necessary for most forms of life, including human life ...
    15 KB (2,040 words) - 17:07, 10 December 2023
  • Molybdenum (chemical symbol Mo, atomic number 42) is a silvery white ... free in nature. The main commercial source of molybdenum is the mineral molybdenite ...
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  • Xenon (chemical symbol Xe, atomic number 54) is a colorless, odorless ... This element can be extracted by fractional distillation of liquid ...
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  • [[Image:Medieval writing desk.jpg|thumb|250px|Illustration of a scribe ... Writing is a form of communication through the act of preserving text ...
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  • Antimony (chemical symbol Sb, atomic number 51) is a metalloid with ... and solder. Recently, it is being used by the semiconductor industry ...
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  • Niobium or columbium (chemical symbol Nb, atomic number 41) is a rare ... often also contain tantalum. Large deposits of niobium have been found associated ...
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  • web page, or other published item. Citations of both types should supply sufficient ... quot; used in some systems, is a number or symbol added inline and usually ...
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  • Tin (chemical symbol Sn, atomic number 50) is a silvery, malleable ... This metal is an important component of many alloys, including bronze ...
    16 KB (2,335 words) - 23:38, 30 April 2023
  • Zirconium (chemical symbol Zr, atomic number 40) is a strong, lustrous ... The purified metal is primarily used by the nuclear industry to form ...
    16 KB (2,114 words) - 06:08, 13 June 2023
  • Barium (chemical symbol Ba, atomic number 56) is a soft, silvery chemical ... Barium and its compounds have a variety of applications. For instance ...
    13 KB (1,855 words) - 08:07, 20 September 2023
  • Potassium (chemical symbol K, atomic number 19) is a member of a group ... The ions, alloys, and compounds of potassium have a wide range of ...
    18 KB (2,538 words) - 05:52, 30 November 2022
  • Cadmium (chemical symbol Cd, atomic number 48) is a relatively rare ... plastics stabilizers, and many kinds of solder. In nuclear reactors ...
    16 KB (2,248 words) - 10:14, 25 November 2023
  • Lead (chemical symbol Pb, atomic number 82) is a soft, heavy metal ... and arsenic. Lead is mentioned in the Book of Exodus. Lead pipes that bear ...
    18 KB (2,664 words) - 18:43, 25 October 2022
  • Tungsten (formerly wolfram) is a chemical element with the symbol ... Tungsten was first hypothesized to exist by Peter Woulfe in 1779, ...
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