The periodic table of chemical elements, often called the periodic table, organizes all discovered chemical elements in rows (called periods) and columns (called groups) according to increasing atomic ...

Elements in group 1 and group 2 are metals ... See the study guide on groups in the periodic table for more information.

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

Fermium studies indicate nuclear shell effects diminish as nuclear mass increases, emphasizing macroscopic influences in ...

However, he is remembered for his search for a pattern in inorganic chemistry. Just four years before Mendeleev announced his periodic table, Newlands noticed that there were similarities between ...

Research on moscovium and nihonium shows they are more reactive than flerovium and subject to notable relativistic effects, ...

Scientists have found that our bodies need 28 different elements to function properly. These are almost one-quarter of the periodic table and are mainly found in the first four periods.

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