Scerri, Eric (2019) Can Quantum Ideas Explain Chemistry’s Greatest Icon? Nature Magazine, 565. pp. 557-558.

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Such has been the scientific and cultural impact of Dmitri Mendeleev’s periodic table of the elements that many people
assume it is essentially complete. In its 150th year, can researchers simply raise a toast to the table’s many dividends, and occasionally incorporate another heavy synthetic element? No — this invaluable compilation is
still not settled. The placements of certain elements, even hydrogen and helium, are debated. Chemists dispute certain groupings,such as which elements should form group
three of the periodic table

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Scerri, Eric scerri@chem.ucla.edu
Keywords:	philosophy of chemistry, periodic table, quantum mechanics, Mendeleev
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Chemistry General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Physics General Issues > Reductionism/Holism
Depositing User:	Eric Scerri
Date Deposited:	03 Jan 2025 13:50
Last Modified:	03 Jan 2025 13:50
Item ID:	16174
Journal or Publication Title:	Nature Magazine
Publisher:	Nature
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Chemistry General Issues > Explanation Specific Sciences > Physics General Issues > Reductionism/Holism
Date:	2019
Page Range:	pp. 557-558
Volume:	565
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/16174

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