Elements of the Periodic Table

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By clicking on the image above, you'll be able to explore:

• The history of the Periodic Table in just 2 minutes
• How certain elements changed the course of history
• How the different parts of our planet are made up of the same elemental building blocks
• Where different elements occur, and what places they get their names from
• Which elements make up the human body
• The elements that are vital, and dangerous, to human life
• How an element's atomic structure determines the shape of the table

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