A mole is a non-numerical number–like a dozen. When you order a dozen donuts, everyone knows you mean exactly 12 donuts. If ...

For example, calcium and phosphorus form a strong foundation for our bones and teeth, while potassium ... elements to function properly. These are almost one-quarter of the periodic table and ...

A team of scientists set out to probe some of the heaviest elements in the periodic table using an advanced form of laser ...

Scientists have discovered a new way of creating superheavy elements by firing supercharged ion beams at dense atoms. The ...

Players read questions about energy levels and score points by picking the correct element as the answer ... the next electron goes into the fourth level. 4th Period: Potassium and Calcium—Electrons ...

An international team led by scientists of GSI/FAIR in Darmstadt, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Helmholtz Institute Mainz, succeeded in determining the chemical properties of the ...

University of Liverpool researchers are part of an international research collaboration that has shed light on what happens ...

Researchers have long been hunting for a way to make the elusive elements more stable so they can be better studied.

The chemical properties of two of the heaviest synthetic elements, moscovium and nihonium, have been established for the first time. Moscovium is now the heaviest element whose chemical properties we ...

Their goal is to investigate the limits of the periodic table of chemical elements. How far can the periodic table go and will we ever synthesize the last element? In a new study, published in the ...

Click to enlarge image. When Dmitri Mendeleev drew up the periodic table, he grouped elements of similar properties. Based on the number of electrons, a scientist can determine which group to place an ...