While researching this Fast Fact we were at first surprised and then perplexed by an inconsistency between the existing Periodic Tables that we reviewed.
Each table seems authoritative, yet when we compared them, differences were noted.
Although we tried to use the most current information available, please recognize that this inconsistency exists.
Additionally, although a tremendous amount of care and review was used in the creation of this table, typographical errors may have been introduced. Please e-mail any errors to Periodic Table.
Our choice of data and our recommendation to you for more in-depth study is as follows:
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 82nd Edition, 2001-2002.
This book is widely used and should be available in your local library.
- An absolutely fabulous web site called WebElements.
This site is easy to use, well maintained, and probably the richest site for information we found.
If you are a serious student of the Elements, please use this site for its thorough and up-to-date review of each Element.
- The Los Alamos National Laboratory is a great resource but, surprisingly, seems a little dated.
However, we thought their description of each element was good and provide them as reference for Elements 1-112.
- The Lenntech Periodic Table is a great resource and differs from other periodic table sites in that it carries health and environmental effects for the most important elements.
It is also presented in five languages.
More notes: Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118* are not yet discovered but are included to show their relative positions.
Elements 114 and 116 have only been reported recently and therefore are not included in all Periodic Tables.
Element 118* was announce in 1999 by Berkeley Lab scientists but was retracted on July 27, 2001 - see retraction for the full story.
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