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Mendelevium

Published on Nov 19, 2015

Periodic Elements Deck

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Mendelevium

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Mendelevium is in the actanide series.

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Mendelevium is a synthetic element.

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Mendelevium cannot be produced in macroscopic quantities.

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Mendelevium was named after Dmitri Mendeleev.

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Thulium

A relatively pure sample of Thulium was only discovered in 1911.

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Thulium is the second least abundant lanthanide.

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Thulium has no significant biological role.

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Thulium metal can be cut with a knife.

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Zinc

Zinc is used to make pennies.

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Zinc is the 24th most abundant element found on Earth's crust.

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Zinc was not commercially produced until the 12th century in India.

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Zinc was named by the alchemist Paracelsus.

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Neodymium

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Most of the world's neodymium is mined in China.

Neodymium was discovered in 1885.

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Neodymium was first commercially used as glass dyes.

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The color of Neodymium is usually reddish purple.

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Neon is one of the 18 Noble Gases.

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Neon was discovered in 1898.

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Neon forms no uncharged chemical compounds.

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Neon is very rare on Earth.

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Silver

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Silver is the most reflective metal on Earth.

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Silver occurs naturally in its pure free form.

Silver has the highest thermal conductivity of any metal.

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Silver is produced during certain types of supernova explosions.