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- The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular display of ... :Main article: History of the periodic table The original table was ...13 KB (1,942 words) - 00:40, 24 November 2022
- The development of the periodic table of the elements parallels the ... eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the rate of discovery of new elements increased ...15 KB (2,217 words) - 15:59, 25 January 2023
- that are intermediate between those of metals and nonmetals. The following ... as a metalloid. Because very limited amounts of this element have been available ...7 KB (910 words) - 16:19, 9 November 2022
- Points are used in the basic language of geometry, physics, vector graphics ... In Euclidean geometry, points are one of the fundamental objects. ...5 KB (679 words) - 08:29, 24 November 2022
- In mathematics, an average, mean, or central tendency of a data set ... The original meaning of the word average is "damage sustained ...14 KB (2,265 words) - 07:15, 23 August 2023
- "WEEE") is a waste type consisting of any broken or unwanted electrical ... == Definition of electronic waste == Electronic waste includes computers ...10 KB (1,429 words) - 16:03, 13 February 2024
- Protactinium (chemical symbol Pa, atomic number 91) is a member of ... The isotope protactinium-231 occurs in pitchblende to the extent of ...9 KB (1,150 words) - 08:16, 2 December 2022
- Thulium (chemical symbol Tm, atomic number 69) is the least abundant ... techniques have led to easier separation of the rare earths, which has ...9 KB (1,135 words) - 23:14, 30 April 2023
- Part of the foundation of mathematics, Russell's paradox (also ... Consider the set R of all sets that do not contain themselves as members ...14 KB (2,342 words) - 18:15, 22 December 2022
- Terbium (chemical symbol Tb, atomic number 65) is a silvery-white ... Nd,Y)PO4, which contains up to 0.03 percent of terbium), xenotime (YPO4) and ...9 KB (1,141 words) - 03:47, 30 April 2023
- Dysprosium (chemical symbol Dy, atomic number 66) is a rare earth ... with erbium, holmium, and other rare earth elements. == History == ...10 KB (1,193 words) - 17:27, 12 February 2024
- MARC is an acronym, used in the field of library science, that stands ... The future of the MARC formats is a matter of some debate in the worldwide ...10 KB (1,427 words) - 04:45, 5 November 2022
- Bromine (chemical symbol Br, atomic number 35) is a nonmetal that ... Bromine is an important resource for the production of a wide range ...10 KB (1,346 words) - 04:33, 22 November 2023
- Lutetium (chemical symbol Lu, atomic number 71) is a silvery white ... Found with almost all other rare-earth metals but never by itself ...11 KB (1,371 words) - 03:06, 5 November 2022
- Neon (chemical symbol Ne, atomic number 10) is the fourth most abundant ... meaning "new") was discovered by Scottish chemist William Ramsay ...6 KB (841 words) - 16:18, 11 November 2022
- It provides a simple and standardized set of conventions for describing ... and "core" implies the possibility of expansion. In 1995, the OCLC ...13 KB (1,902 words) - 17:17, 12 February 2024
- Europium (chemical symbol Eu, atomic number 63) is the most reactive ... has also been identified in the spectra of the Sun and certain stars. ...10 KB (1,254 words) - 04:34, 23 March 2024
- Ytterbium (chemical symbol Yb, atomic number 70) is a soft silvery ... associated with yttrium or other related elements and is used in certain steels ...11 KB (1,375 words) - 21:33, 4 June 2023
- the composition, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes ... Disciplines within chemistry are traditionally grouped by the type ...20 KB (2,886 words) - 14:48, 5 December 2023
- to mythology. They initiated a new method of explanation known as philosophy ... The pre-Socratic style of thought is often called natural philosophy ...21 KB (3,010 words) - 22:19, 30 November 2022
- Argon (chemical symbol Ar, atomic number 18) is a member of the noble ... The inertness of argon is a very useful property for a number of applications ...11 KB (1,517 words) - 06:25, 12 August 2023
- Promethium (chemical symbol Pm, atomic number 61) is a metallic element ... Promethium can be formed as a product of uranium fission. Only trace ...11 KB (1,429 words) - 23:55, 1 December 2022
- Samarium (chemical symbol Sm, atomic number 62) is a bright silvery ... in nature, but, like other rare earth elements, it is contained in many ...11 KB (1,437 words) - 02:07, 23 December 2022
- Erbium (chemical symbol Er, atomic number 68) is a silvery metallic ... It is associated with several other rare earth elements in the mineral ...11 KB (1,419 words) - 19:19, 13 February 2024
- :For other meanings of the abbreviation Pr, see PR. number=59 | symbol ... (chemical symbol Pr, atomic number 59) is a soft silvery metallic ...12 KB (1,535 words) - 22:14, 30 November 2022
- (chemical symbol Nd, atomic number 60) is a silvery metallic element ... It constitutes about 38 parts per million (ppm) of the Earth’s crust. ...12 KB (1,578 words) - 16:18, 11 November 2022
- An alloy is the combination of metal with other chemical elements ... material are actually alloys. Alloys of gold are rated on a scale of ...17 KB (2,388 words) - 08:10, 23 July 2023
- Fluorine (chemical symbol F, atomic number 9) is a nonmetal that belongs ... Fluorine and its compounds are useful for a wide range of applications ...13 KB (1,855 words) - 17:47, 28 March 2024
- 1 (one) is a number, numeral, and the glyph that represents the number ... In mathematics, the number 1 is the natural number A natural number ...16 KB (2,188 words) - 06:29, 13 June 2023
- web page, or other published item. Citations of both types should supply sufficient ... A "citation number," used in some systems, is a number or ...17 KB (2,468 words) - 22:25, 10 December 2023
- Rhenium (chemical symbol Re, atomic number 75) is a silvery-white ... This mineral, however, is not an economically viable source of the element. ...10 KB (1,384 words) - 20:01, 8 December 2022
- Collation is the assembly of written information into a standard order ... Advantages of sorted lists include: *one can easily find the first ...17 KB (2,611 words) - 22:32, 7 January 2024
- Scandium (chemical symbol Sc, atomic number 21) is a soft, silvery ... with aluminum for minor components needed by the aerospace industry and ...12 KB (1,615 words) - 17:06, 25 January 2023
- Lanthanum (chemical symbol La, atomic number 57) is a soft, silvery ... Lanthanum, its alloys, and its compounds have a wide range of applications ...11 KB (1,398 words) - 22:23, 22 October 2022
- pianist, best known as a virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano music ... American piano virtuoso to be acclaimed by Frédéric Chopin, (Chopin ...9 KB (1,339 words) - 07:55, 9 March 2023
- Gadolinium (chemical symbol Gd, atomic number 64) is a silvery white ... Today, gadolinium is isolated by techniques such as ion exchange and ...13 KB (1,750 words) - 07:39, 15 April 2024
- Ukrainian-born Russian writer. Although many of his works were influenced by ... Gogol is seen by most critics as the first Russian realist. His biting ...15 KB (2,434 words) - 04:07, 15 November 2022
- Cesium (also spelled caesium, chemical symbol Cs, atomic number 55 ... This element has many isotopes, of which the single stable isotope ...14 KB (1,931 words) - 00:09, 4 December 2023
- Rhodium (chemical symbol Rh, atomic number 45) is a rare, silvery ... it is a symbol of wealth and is occasionally used in the presentation ...13 KB (1,685 words) - 20:04, 8 December 2022
- Cerium (chemical symbol Ce, atomic number 58) is a silvery metallic ... Cerium, its alloys, and its compounds are valuable for a variety of ...15 KB (2,039 words) - 23:59, 3 December 2023
- Berzelius, is considered a "father of modern chemistry." In ... He stated the first version of the law of conservation of mass; co ...17 KB (2,470 words) - 06:42, 31 July 2023
- 5 (five) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... that follows 4 and precedes 6. It is an integer and a cardinal number ...21 KB (2,981 words) - 06:46, 13 June 2023
- 2 (two) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... that follows 1 and precedes 3. It is an integer and a cardinal number ...19 KB (2,775 words) - 06:42, 13 June 2023
- samples. 7Li would thereforehave a content of up to 96.25%. ... Lithium (chemical symbol Li, atomic number 3) is the lightest solid ...16 KB (2,302 words) - 04:29, 29 October 2022
- Yttrium (chemical symbol Y, atomic number 39) is a lustrous, silvery ... Interestingly, lunar rock samples retrieved by Apollo space missions were ...12 KB (1,634 words) - 21:34, 4 June 2023
- In mathematics and computing, an algorithm is a finite sequence of ... as an algorithm that has nested sets of smaller algorithms within it ...21 KB (3,208 words) - 18:19, 21 July 2023
- 6 (six) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... that follows 5 and precedes 7. It is an integer and a cardinal number ...19 KB (2,695 words) - 06:47, 13 June 2023
- Osmium (chemical symbol Os, atomic number 76) is a hard, brittle, ... The compound osmium tetroxide is very toxic but has a number of important ...14 KB (1,905 words) - 04:43, 18 November 2022
- Bismuth (chemical symbol Bi, atomic number 83) is a brittle, white ... This element expands on freezing and was long an important component ...14 KB (1,891 words) - 17:59, 31 October 2023
- Palladium (chemical symbol Pd, atomic number 46) is a rare, silver ... In addition, this element is useful in a number of other applications, including ...13 KB (1,749 words) - 06:25, 18 November 2022
- Germanium (chemical symbol Ge, atomic number 32) is a lustrous, hard ... The development of the germanium transistor opened the door to numerous ...13 KB (1,672 words) - 18:19, 21 May 2024
- Hafnium (chemical symbol Hf, atomic number 72) is a lustrous, silvery ... the two difficult to separate. About half of all hafnium metal manufactured ...10 KB (1,277 words) - 16:40, 21 January 2024
- Uncertainty is a term used in subtly different ways in a number of ... The philosophical problematics of uncertainty are often tied to a ...17 KB (2,527 words) - 01:33, 3 May 2023
- A library classification is a system of coding and organizing library ... Library classification forms part of the field of library and information ...25 KB (3,639 words) - 22:33, 25 October 2022
- Manganese (chemical symbol Mn, atomic number 25) is a gray-white metal ... The greatest demand for manganese is for the production of iron and ...14 KB (1,946 words) - 11:03, 9 March 2023
- Thallium (chemical symbol Tl, atomic number 81) is a soft, malleable ... for low-temperature measurements. Crystals of thallium bromide-iodide have ...13 KB (1,784 words) - 15:06, 30 April 2023
- that offers direct access to another section of the same document or to another ... == Types of links == ===Embedded link=== An embedded link is a navigation ...13 KB (2,026 words) - 13:21, 4 February 2023
- Ruthenium (chemical symbol Ru, atomic number 44) is a rare, hard, ... platinum group metals in the Ural Mountains of western Russia and in parts ...13 KB (1,814 words) - 18:24, 22 December 2022
- Gallium (chemical symbol Ga, atomic number 31) is a rare, soft, silvery ... Gallium is most commonly used in the form of the compound gallium ...15 KB (2,122 words) - 04:06, 18 April 2024
- The scientific definition of a machine is any device that transmits ... Generally these devices decrease the amount of force required to do a given ...16 KB (2,145 words) - 04:49, 5 November 2022
- Rubidium (chemical symbol Rb, atomic number 37) is a soft, silvery ... and zinnwaldite, which contains traces of up to one percent of its oxide ...14 KB (1,892 words) - 20:57, 21 December 2022
- his light, elegant, and airy style and the list of his buildings includes ... Adam was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, the second son of William ...10 KB (1,385 words) - 03:09, 15 December 2022
- Strontium (chemical symbol Sr, atomic number 38) is a soft, silvery ... is widely used in the glass screens of color television sets. Strontium ...14 KB (1,860 words) - 21:04, 26 February 2023
- 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
- Cobalt (chemical symbol Co, atomic number 27) is a hard, lustrous ... Cobalt compounds are used in the production of inks, paints, and varnishes ...13 KB (1,769 words) - 22:14, 7 January 2024
- † 443 B.C.E. in Argos), was one of the canonical nine poets of ... a poet that, although only a tiny fraction of his works have survived, what ...7 KB (1,079 words) - 06:16, 24 November 2022
- traditional homes (Indonesian: Rumah adat) of the Minangkabau (also known ... painted floral carvings. Every aspect of the house has a symbolic significance ...19 KB (2,924 words) - 18:12, 22 December 2022
- In physics, thermal conductivity, k, is the property of a material ... Conduction is the most significant means of heat transfer in a solid ...17 KB (2,527 words) - 18:28, 30 April 2023
- George Gershwin (September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937), one of America ... Many of his compositions have been used in cinema, and are recognized ...15 KB (2,270 words) - 16:35, 20 May 2024
- ) of Chalcedon (396 – 314 B.C.E.) was a Greek philosopher and third ... In his biography of Xenocrates, Diogenes Laertius recounts several ...12 KB (1,827 words) - 14:16, 20 May 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 ...14 KB (1,925 words) - 19:51, 9 November 2022
- Tellurium (chemical symbol Te, atomic number 52) is a relatively rare ... with care. Exposure to even small amounts of tellurium can generate a garlicky ...14 KB (1,880 words) - 05:35, 27 February 2023
- Trotskyism is the theory of Marxism as advocated by Leon Trotsky. ... The Trotskyists faced a crisis during WWII, as many of them supported ...19 KB (2,598 words) - 18:20, 2 May 2023
- a red dwarf star is a small and relatively cool star of the main sequence ... very low mass, generally no more than 40 percent of the ...10 KB (1,492 words) - 19:09, 16 April 2023
- A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the interconversion ... the reactants, and the substances produced by the reaction are called the ...12 KB (1,710 words) - 14:43, 5 December 2023
- Xenon (chemical symbol Xe, atomic number 54) is a colorless, odorless ... This element can be extracted by fractional distillation of liquid ...13 KB (1,905 words) - 14:16, 20 May 2023
- this sense can be known before one knows any of these other propostions. Not ... further results. To axiomatize a system of knowledge is to show that all ...16 KB (2,424 words) - 07:20, 23 August 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
- 1899 and 1918. It has had several periods of revival since then and is still ... sheet music for piano. Being a modification of the then popular march, it ...20 KB (3,149 words) - 00:05, 8 December 2022
- 4 (four) is a number, numeral, and glyph that represents the number ... that follows 3 and precedes 5. It is an integer and a cardinal number ...24 KB (3,319 words) - 06:45, 13 June 2023
- 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
- Vanadium (chemical symbol V, atomic number 23) is a rare, silver-gray ... Vanadium was originally discovered by Andrés Manuel del Río, a Spanish ...15 KB (2,022 words) - 14:18, 3 May 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
- In the Standard Model of particle physics, a meson is a composite ... Since mesons are composed of quarks, they participate in both the ...20 KB (3,017 words) - 16:16, 9 November 2022
- 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
- surrealist artist. He is well known for a number of witty and amusing images ... Magritte was born in Lessines, Belgium, in 1898, the eldest son of ...11 KB (1,775 words) - 04:07, 8 December 2022
- language did not have a writing system of its own. Chinese characters ... Kanji includes new characters created in Japan, and modifications ...32 KB (4,676 words) - 02:41, 5 October 2022
- A controlled vocabulary is a set of preselected terms from which a ... Vocabulary control includes policies, procedures, and methodologies ...17 KB (2,446 words) - 02:51, 8 January 2024
- The original group (1967-1976) consisted of Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel ... the time, has become a much-covered classic of the era. ...20 KB (3,077 words) - 15:29, 30 April 2023
- to as ADS) is a digital library portal of over 7,000,000 astronomy and ... had a significant impact on the efficiency of astronomical research since ...25 KB (3,826 words) - 18:28, 19 August 2023
- 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
- html Solar Wind Squeezes Some of Earth's Atmosphere into ... An ion is an atom, group of atoms, or subatomic particle with a net ...17 KB (2,619 words) - 11:09, 6 March 2024
- distinguished from other manned spacecraft by its lack of major propulsion ... astronauts to live in space for periods of weeks or months, occasionally ...12 KB (1,622 words) - 17:12, 14 October 2022
- 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
- Fleming were among the most beloved athletes of their respective generations ... Major international competitions are sanctioned by the ISU. These ...29 KB (4,650 words) - 19:45, 26 March 2024
- Magnesium (chemical symbol Mg, atomic number 12) is the eighth most ... In its ionic form, magnesium is one of the most essential elements ...17 KB (2,430 words) - 10:49, 9 March 2023
- Chromium (chemical symbol Cr, atomic number 24) is a hard, shiny, ... used in paints and pigments. The red color of rubies derives from the presence ...15 KB (2,106 words) - 21:52, 10 December 2023
- if both can be measured in the same unit of measurement. For example, a ... In the philosophy of science, two theories are said to be incommensurable ...17 KB (2,394 words) - 00:08, 8 January 2024
- injuries, or other physical conditions by operative manual and instrumental ... surgery is performed, or simply the office of a physician, dentist, or veterinarian ...22 KB (3,284 words) - 23:38, 18 September 2021
- The Three Kingdoms Period of Korea (hangul: 삼국시대) featured ... Kingdoms." Founded soon after the fall of Gojoseon, the three city-states ...11 KB (1,608 words) - 23:03, 30 April 2023
