Hydrogen – In a class by itself!
Hydrogen. The most abundant and lightest element in the universe. Essential to life on earth as water. An important component of all organic compounds....
Oxygen – The life-sustaining element
The first element of Group 16 of the periodic table, oxygen is the element on which our very existence on earth depends. Humans and...
Mercury – Shiny liquid metal with a dark side
Mercury, the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature, has fascinated people right from ancient civilisations and alchemists to the scientists of...
Aluminium – Once elusive, now a prized metal
Behind every element are stories on how it was discovered, on the scientists behind the element and the stories on its amazing developments and applications....
Iron – A workhorse of an element
From playing the role of a vital building block of steel to helping produce chlorophyll in plants and in carrying oxygen in the blood...
Lithium – Powering today’s technology
Once an element with limited known uses, today lithium, the first metal of the periodic table and also its lightest metal (density around half...
Copper – The Element We can Count on
From being the first metal to be manipulated by humans to becoming an important metal in the industry today, copper has proved to be...
Boron – Not boring, but complex and versatile
Boron, the fifth element of the Periodic Table, is one of its unsung heroes, but a hero all the same. Unfortunately, overshadowed by its...
Nitrogen – The life-essential element
Much like Oxygen and Carbon, the seventh element of the periodic table – Nitrogen – is also a crucial, life-supporting substance. Nitrogen is a...
Gallium – The smart metal
Guess what would happen if you held a small piece of the silvery metal gallium in your hand? In a few minutes, it would...
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