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Nuclear materials
UraniumUranium is a silvery-grey metal that carries the weight of the Earth's history in its atomic structure. It possesses 92 protons and 92 electrons, making it…
BerylliumIn the late 1700s, chemists tasted the dust of crushed emeralds and beryls, expecting to find nothing but earthy minerals.
GadoliniumGadolinium is the only element that is ferromagnetic at room temperature, yet it loses this property when heated above a specific threshold known as the…
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