Beryllium, the lightest of the alkaline earth elements, has an atomic number of 4. As a consequence of its small ionic radius (about 0.27 angstroms), beryllium atoms bond strongly to other atoms…
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20 Interesting Facts About Titanium
Titanium (Ti) is a strong, silver-gray metal that is highly resistant to corrosion and is chemically inert. Unlike most other metals, titanium is not a particularly good conductor of heat or electricity…
20 Interesting Facts About Tin
Tin metal is found in everyday life and is essential to an industrial society. In many applications, there is no completely satisfactory substitute for tin, making this metal an important strategic and…
30 Interesting Facts About Aluminum
Aluminum is lightweight, strong, corrosion-resistant, infinitely recyclable, and an essential part of our daily life. Measured either in quantity or value, aluminum’s use exceeds that of any other metal except iron, and…
20 Interesting Facts About Chromium
Chromium is a chemical element with symbol Cr, atomic number 24, and is the first element in group 6. It is a steely-grey, lustrous, hard, and brittle transition metal. Chromium is valued as an important strategic mineral…
20 Interesting Facts About Vanadium
Vanadium is a chemical element with symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery-grey, ductile, malleable transition metal. Vanadium is rarely found in nature, but once isolated artificially, the formation of an oxide layer somewhat stabilizes the free metal against…
65 Things You Might Not Know About Steel
While many of us associate the introduction of steel into economics with the start of the First Industrial Revolution, steel has actually been around for a VERY long time. Steel has always…
The Big List Of Things You Might Not Know About Platinum
Platinum has a wide range of uses, including jewelry, catalytic converters, electrical contacts, pacemakers, drugs and magnets. But how much do you really know about this “noble metal?” Get ready for some…
The Big List of Things You Might Not Know About Copper
Think solar energy and electric cars are the future? Or maybe not? Maybe coal, oil, and traditional infrastructure are the future and the renewable energy push is just hype? Either way… We’re…
20 Things You Might Not Know About Iron
For all time Iron has been an essential element of life without which we would, literally, not be alive. Beyond biological needs, though, Iron has played a massive role in human history…