Gallium Symbol: Ga Atomic Number: 31 Atomic Mass: 69.723 amu (atomic mass units) Melting Point: 29.78 C (302.93 K, 85.604004 F) Boiling Point: 2403.0 C (2676.15 K, 4357.4 F) Number of Protons: 31 Number of Electrons: 31 Number of Neutrons:…
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Platinum is well known today as a precious metal, but its value is a rather recent facet of history.More difficult to purify than gold and silver, it was more of a curiosity until modern times. Platinum jewelry is popular and…
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Take a brief look around you. Everything you see is made from atoms, those incredibly, intangibly tiny things, the building blocks of stuff. If you can see it, it’s made from atoms. So what are atoms made of? Scientists only…
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Americium is an actinoid metal and a heavy transuranic element. In its pure state, freshly prepared Americium is a lustrous silver-white metal; it tarnishes slowly on contact with air. Its atomic number is 95; its atomic symbol is Am. It…
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Copper is a reddish brown element in the transition metals family of the periodic table. Copper is in the fourth period and eleventh group of the periodic table. It has an atomic number of 29 and an atomic weight of…
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Winning Chemistry project science fair projects is at three different grade levels. Although this paper seems long, it is broken into grade levels. One experiment for elementary school 3- 5; one for middle school 5-8; and one for high school…
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Chocolate has been around for over 3000 years. Native to South America it was once used as currency by the natives and in the West it used to be viewed as a luxury commodity and only enjoyed by the wealthy….
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Zinc is a metallic element which has been used by humans for millennia. Zinc’s chemical symbol is Zn and its atomic number is 30. It belongs to the fourth period and twelfth group of the periodic table of elements. In…
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Transition metals are those elements in the periodic table with incompletely filled d shells with electrons. Transition metals start in the left with the scandium group which has the 4s2-3d1 electronic configuration, and ends in the right with the zinc…
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An astral event that has been dubbed “The Supermoon” will occur on March 19, according to Accuweather.com. A super moon event occurs when the moon comes closer to the Earth than is normal. The distance from the Earth is called…
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