For example, the symbol for tungsten is "W" because another ... which fill the shorter columns at the center of the periodic table. These transition elements have partially filled d-orbitals ...

Scientists have discovered a new way of creating superheavy elements by firing supercharged ion beams at dense atoms. The ...

Research on moscovium and nihonium shows they are more reactive than flerovium and subject to notable relativistic effects, ...

Researchers have long been hunting for a way to make the elusive elements more stable so they can be better studied.

The periodic table of chemical elements, often called the periodic table, organizes all discovered chemical elements in rows (called periods) and columns (called groups) according to increasing atomic ...

Just four years before Mendeleev announced his periodic table, Newlands noticed that there were similarities between elements with atomic weights that differed by seven. He called this The Law of ...