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Periodic table of elements quiz: How many elements can you name in 10 minutes?
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Watch atoms fuse into world's 'smallest bubble' of water in 1st-of-its-kind 'nanoscale' video
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry: 1901-Present
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2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to scientists who revealed a 'completely new world of protein structures'
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Why doesn't stainless steel rust?
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What happens to meat as it's cooked?
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New reactor could more than triple the yield of one of the world's most valuable chemicals
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Periodic table of elements quiz: How many elements can you name in 10 minutes?
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Why is gold so soft?
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Scientists discover 1st 'neutron-rich' isotope of uranium since 1979
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Elemental Shift: Periodic Table Gets Weight Changes
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Zinc: Benefits, sources & deficiency
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ReferenceCopper: Facts about the reddish metal that has been used by humans for 8,000 years
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Uranium: Facts about the radioactive element that powers nuclear reactors and bombs
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Gold: Facts, history and uses of the most malleable chemical element
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Periodic Table of Elements
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