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August 29, 2016

FSU chemistry professor explores outer regions of periodic table
Tallahassee FL (SPX) Aug 29, 2016
A little known - and difficult to obtain - element on the fringes of the periodic table is broadening our fundamental understanding of chemistry. In the latest edition of the journal Science, Florida State University Professor Thomas Albrecht-Schmitt captures the fundamental chemistry of the element berkelium, or Bk on the periodic table. "What this really gives us is an understanding of how chemistry is changing late in the table," Albrecht-Schmitt said. "The purpose is to understand the underlyi ... read more

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