chemical element
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One shipment tested positive for Cesium-137, the radioactive form of the chemical element Cesium.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025
A California City council member is facing federal charges for allegedly arranging to have an SUV filled with the chemical element mercury moved without proper precautions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2025
Isotopes are versions of a chemical element that have a different number of neutrons, and therefore can be light or heavy depending on their composition.
From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2023
Isotopes are versions of the same chemical element with different masses.
From Salon • Sep. 5, 2023
“He said that he wasn’t surprised, and when I asked him why, he said, ‘Well, now, you know molybdenum is a chemical element.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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