HCC CHEM1305 Chapter 5 Discussion Latest 2021 January

CHEM1305 Introductory Chemistry

Chapter 5 Discussion

What is Your Favorite Element?

In this discussion, you will tell us about the element that you find the most interesting.

You should visit the photographic periodic table (http://periodictable.com/ (Links to an external site.)), which has photographs of all the stable elements as well as facts and stories about each element. Choose the one that looks the most interesting to you and click on it to read about it. To contribute to this discussion, first name the element you chose and next copy one (or more!) of the facts or stories and post it here.

Here is an example:

Element: Radium

Radium was once widely used in self-luminous clock and watch hands, until too many watch factory workers had died. It had not been understood yet that exposure to radium leads to radiation poisoning and eventually death. Those antique watches are still quite radioactive, and will stay that way for thousands of years.