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Introducing Chemistry in its element: a tour of the periodic table. A leading scientist or author tells the stories behind the elements in each weekly five minute podcast
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Seaborgium
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Science writer Philip Ball uncovers the controversy caused by the naming of this very heavy element
Cerium
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UCL chemist Andrea Sella explains how he discovered a therapeutic use for his favourite element
Osmium
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Science journalist and broadcaster Quentin Cooper explores the charms of the 'dunce' of the periodic table
Magnesium
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Once a destroyer of cities, now a saver of energy. John Emsley brings us magnesium
Antimony
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Science writer Philip Ball tells the story of the element that started a war
Astatine
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Even the rarest element on Earth has its uses according to Mark Peplow
Lead
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Award-winning author Philip Ball delves into plumbing, poisoning and alchemy with this heavy metal
Technetium
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Mark Peplow uncovers the chemistry of the first artificial element
Nitrogen
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Cambridge chemist Peter Wothers gets to the bottom of gun powder with this ubiquitous gas
Plutonium
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There's more to plutonium than the mushroom cloud, as chemist Ian Farnan explains
Polonium
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Johnny Ball tells the tragic story of polonium
Iron
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Nobel prize-winner Kary Mullis explains iron's physiological dark side
Bromine
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Chemist and author John Emsley describes the history of this dangerous and very smelly chemical
Silver
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Chemistry World's Victoria Gill takes us from ancient coins to the chemistry of Hollywood with silver
Gold
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Renowned broadcaster and science communicator Johnny Ball takes us on a gold rush
Oxygen
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Chemistry World editor Mark Peplow takes us back to the origins of life to uncover the secrets of this essential life ingredient
Zirconium
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All that glitters is definitely not diamond, as chemist and author John Emsley reveals
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Further resources
Follow the links below for more fascinating facts about the periodic table of elements, including John Emsley's series of articles in the RSC's education magazine, Education in Chemistry
The only magazine in the UK aimed at teachers of chemistry at all levels
Visual Elements Periodic Table
A striking representation of the chemical elements drawing on the symbolism that surrounds them from the commonplace to the mythological
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