To: SunkenCiv
Hafnium was one of the last natural elements discovered. It is very similar to Zirconium. Hafnium has so many electrons that the innermost move at near light speed around the nucleus. This shrinks those orbits so the atom is nearly the same size as its chemical cousin Zirconium.
7 posted on
07/11/2020 4:17:32 PM PDT by
Nateman
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To: Nateman
18 posted on
07/11/2020 4:40:06 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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