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On the membership of group 3 of the periodic table: A new approach

Labarca, Martín Gabriel and Martínez González, Juan Camilo (2019) On the membership of group 3 of the periodic table: A new approach. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 34 (2). pp. 297-310. ISSN 2171-679X

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Abstract

In April 2015, an international team of researchers announced the measurement, for the first time, of the first ionization energy of lawrencium, a superheavy element of atomic number 103. The experimental result, published in the prestigious scientific journal Nature, led to the reopening of a long-standing debate that concerns the elements that should be part of group 3 of the periodic table. The aim of this paper is to introduce a new line of argumentation to elucidate this problem.


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Item Type: Published Article or Volume
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Labarca, Martín Gabrielmglabarca@gmail.com
Martínez González, Juan Camiloolimac62@hotmail.com
Additional Information: ISSN: 0495-4548 (print)
Keywords: periodic table, group 3, reductionism, hydrogen, helium
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Chemistry
General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science
General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
General Issues > Reductionism/Holism
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es
Date Deposited: 11 Oct 2019 18:20
Last Modified: 11 Oct 2019 18:20
Item ID: 16516
Journal or Publication Title: THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science
Publisher: Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco
Official URL: https://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/...
DOI or Unique Handle: 10.1387/theoria.19627
Subjects: Specific Sciences > Chemistry
General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science
General Issues > History of Science Case Studies
General Issues > Reductionism/Holism
Date: May 2019
Page Range: pp. 297-310
Volume: 34
Number: 2
ISSN: 2171-679X
URI: https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16516

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