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copperastic
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Favorite element
Hi, I was wondering what everyones favorite element is. Mine is copper.
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HgDinis25
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I believe the correct place to post this is in Miscellaneous . However my favourite element has always been mercury.
To start, it's the most beautiful metal. That shiny liquid, so so so dense, never ceases to amaze me. Having it floating around in a Petri dish is one
of the most beautiful sites a human being can ever lay eyes upon.
Then you have all the ignorance and myths about elemental mercury toxicity and plain stupidity that make it look an evil demon, wich is very appealing
to me.
Of course, aquous chemistry with mercury isn't as fun as other transition metals, but the possibility of amlgamation beats that xD
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copperastic
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Oh sorry i dont really get want goes in what section. My dad once got mad at me for taking the cap off my thermostat to look at the mercury.
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IrC
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Iridium
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" Richard Feynman
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HgDinis25
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May I ask why?
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Zyklon-A
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Iodine or sulfur, although it has changed a lot over the past few months, and likely will change again.
I like both of them because of the cool covalent compounds that they can make.
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unionised
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Gold!
Lots of Gold!
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blogfast25
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Unununium.
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plante1999
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Platinum, mercury, Titanium, and chlorine I think
I never asked for this.
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macckone
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Hydrogen - everything starts with hydrogen
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forgottenpassword
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Fire.
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HgDinis25
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Water beats fire...
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Arsenic or antimony. (Probably arsenic)
[Edited on 18-3-2014 by bismuthate]
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forgottenpassword
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True. Lead then, because it's the lead compound.
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Californium 252 (252Cf)
252Cf was discovered in the debris of the first U.S thermonuclear explosion (Ivy Mike, 1952). Glenn SEABORG found that 3% of
252Cf atoms decays by spontaneous fission (and the rest via alpha decaying), which make 252Cf a compact source of
neutron for research. One microgram of 252Cf emits 2.314×106 fast neutrons/s.
Dany.
[Edited on 18-3-2014 by Dany]
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Metacelsus
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Carbon -- its chemistry is so interesting and complex.
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My favorite elements are bromine, mercury and sodium.
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Bromine!
So beautiful - dark blood red, you wouldn't think it was a pure element if you didn't know what it was. To me it's the most unique element, the only
liquid nonmetal at room temp.
But so toxic - everything has a dark side.
Also it's a halogen, and like the rest of the halogens, it's so wonderfully reactive - it loves to bond!
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I second Cheddite and go with carbon. It's the nuts and bolts for the world around us.
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Chromium,cobalt
Both of these elements have a wide range of complexes in all colors
And the fat osmium !!most dense material man discovered,and very expensive and rare
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nezza
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Have to go with Caesium or Phosphorus.
Caesium - Commercial samples are a lovely pale gold colour and it melts in your hand (In a sealed vial of course). It also has some interesting
reactions with water and a pretty flame colour.
White Phosphorus - So beautiful and so dangerous.
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Quote: Originally posted by sasan  | Chromium,cobalt
Both of these elements have a wide range of complexes in all colors
And the fat osmium !!most dense material man discovered,and very expensive and rare |
Spoken like someone who has never worked with osmium. God, that stuff reeks. I will never, ever again work with that shit.
Please remember: "Filtrate" is not a verb.
Write up your lab reports the way your instructor wants them, not the way your ex-instructor wants them.
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HgDinis25
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| Quote: Originally posted by DraconicAcid | | Quote: Originally posted by sasan | Chromium,cobalt
Both of these elements have a wide range of complexes in all colors
And the fat osmium !!most dense material man discovered,and very expensive and rare |
Spoken like someone who has never worked with osmium. God, that stuff reeks. I will never, ever again work with that shit. |
Hahaha the smell of Osmium Tetroxide. Don't think it is bad until you've tried Phenyl Isonitrile...
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IrC
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Because it is easier to obtain than unobtainium? Because it's the shinier half of my forum name?
"Science is the belief in the ignorance of the experts" Richard Feynman
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Brain&Force
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Terbium! It's fluorescent and magnetic. Gallium is also pretty interesting, as are holmium, vanadium, and chromium. I'd like to get my hands on
europium as well, because its different oxidation states apparently have different fluorescent properties.
The lanthanides are a really underrated group of elements.
At the end of the day, simulating atoms doesn't beat working with the real things...
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