: an arrangement of chemical elements based on the periodic law
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Whereas Gamow had a scheme that the elements of the periodic table were forged in an early, hot, nucleosynthetic state shortly after the onset of the hot Big Bang, Hoyle claimed, correctly mind you, that the nuclear physics simply wouldn’t work out.—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 11 Sep. 2025 Supernovae can create even heavier elements, completing the periodic table of elements.—Luke Keller, Space.com, 7 Sep. 2025 Entropy versus enthalpy clash In their new study, Purdue University’s Babak Anasori and colleagues tested the limits of MXene construction by fitting up to nine different metals from the periodic table into a single 2D sheet.—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025 View gallery - 3 images Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are using the 88-Inch Cyclotron to help steady the famous periodic table of elements one atom at a time where it's gone a bit wobbly at the heavy element end.—David Szondy
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