Media Summary: Known as the "poison of kings" for its role in palace coups and the "king of poisons" for its effectiveness, arsenic is one of the ... Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe. Then why is there a global helium shortage? Follow the trail of our ... At the center of each chlorophyll molecule sits one magnesium ion, a linchpin for photosynthesis. Our cells require magnesium for ...

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Known as the "poison of kings" for its role in palace coups and the "king of poisons" for its effectiveness, arsenic is one of the ... Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe. Then why is there a global helium shortage? Follow the trail of our ... At the center of each chlorophyll molecule sits one magnesium ion, a linchpin for photosynthesis. Our cells require magnesium for ... Zinc is mainly used to galvanize steel and is essential for life. Discover the element's history with host Furiously reactive, fluorine has a ferocious appetite for attracting electrons from other elements, and a fearsome habit of killing ... Emerging from inside of stars, carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe, and the basis for

Learn the novel and nefarious uses of phosphorus, one of the essential elements required for life, and find out how meteorite ... Corrosive chlorine is an element of extremes: a deadly poisonous gas with powerfully disinfectant properties. Essential, explosive sodium is a soft, silvery alkali metal that roils in water, releasing clouds of hydrogen gas that fan its yellow ... Earth's most common element by mass, iron has been employed since antiquity to create tools, weapons, and works of art.

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Everything Matters | Arsenic | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Arsenic | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Known as the "poison of kings" for its role in palace coups and the "king of poisons" for its effectiveness, arsenic is one of the ...

Everything Matters | Helium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Helium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe. Then why is there a global helium shortage? Follow the trail of our ...

Everything Matters | Magnesium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Magnesium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

At the center of each chlorophyll molecule sits one magnesium ion, a linchpin for photosynthesis. Our cells require magnesium for ...

Everything Matters | Zinc | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Zinc | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Zinc is mainly used to galvanize steel and is essential for life. Discover the element's history with host

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Everything Matters | Flourine | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Flourine | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Furiously reactive, fluorine has a ferocious appetite for attracting electrons from other elements, and a fearsome habit of killing ...

Everything Matters | Carbon | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Carbon | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Emerging from inside of stars, carbon is the fourth most abundant element in the universe, and the basis for

Everything Matters | Phosphorus | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Phosphorus | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Learn the novel and nefarious uses of phosphorus, one of the essential elements required for life, and find out how meteorite ...

Neon - Tales from the Periodic Table

Neon - Tales from the Periodic Table

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Everything Matters | Chlorine | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Chlorine | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Corrosive chlorine is an element of extremes: a deadly poisonous gas with powerfully disinfectant properties.

Everything Matters | Sodium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Everything Matters | Sodium | Ron Hipschman | Exploratorium

Essential, explosive sodium is a soft, silvery alkali metal that roils in water, releasing clouds of hydrogen gas that fan its yellow ...

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Everything Matters | Iron | Ron Hipschman

Everything Matters | Iron | Ron Hipschman

Earth's most common element by mass, iron has been employed since antiquity to create tools, weapons, and works of art.