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californium

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A chemical element, Cf, atomic number 98, the ninth member of the actinide series of elements. Its discovery and production have been based upon artificial nuclear transmutation ...

chlorine

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A chemical element, Cl, atomic number 17 and atomic weight 35.453. Chlorine exists as a greenish-yellow gas at ordinary temperatures and pressures. It is second in reactivity only ...

curium

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A chemical element, Cm, in the actinide series, with an atomic number of 96. Curium does not exist in the terrestrial environment, but may be produced artificially. The chemical ...

chromium

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A chemical element, Cr, atomic number 24, and atomic weight 51.996, which is the weighted average for several isotopes weighing 50 (4.31%), 52 (83.76%), 53 (9.55%), and 54 ...

cesium

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A chemical element, Cs, with an atomic number of 55 and an atomic weight of 132.905, the heaviest of the alkali metals in group 1 of the periodic table (except for francium, the ...

copper

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A chemical element, Cu, atomic number 29, atomic weight 63.546. Copper, a nonferrous metal, is the twentieth most abundant element present in the Earth's crust, at an average ...

erbium

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A chemical element, Er, atomic number 68, atomic weight 167.26, belonging to the rare-earth group. The naturally occurring element is made up of the six stable isotopes. The ...

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