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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 (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong!)
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To: Nateman
Thanks Nateman!

18 posted on 07/11/2020 4:40:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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