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ERIC Number: EJ369479
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Periodic Contractions among the Elements. Or, on Being the Right Size.
Mason, Joan
Journal of Chemical Education, v65 n1 p17-20 Jan 1988
Discusses the significance of periodicity and covalent atomic radius among the elements. Describes contraction across the row, expansion down the group, irregularities in the buildup of the periodic table and periodicities of physiochemical properties. (CW)
Descriptors: Atomic Structure, Chemical Bonding, Chemical Reactions, Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Structure, Science Education, Science Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Practitioners; Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Periodic Table