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How Do You Balance a Chemical Equation?

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Why Is a Group of Molecules Called a Mole?

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How Radioactive Isotopes are Used in Medicine

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Gravity: From Apples to the Universe

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9 Palaces in England

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9 Mind-Altering Plants

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Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

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Where Did the Idea for the Magic 8 Ball Come From?

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What Makes a Species Endangered?

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9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century

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Also Known As	Unq • Ku • unnilquadium • kurchatovium • Rf • element 104

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chemical element transactinoid element hydrogen carbon sodium nitrogen sulfur phosphorus boron iodine fluorine zinc

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Facts You Should Know: The Periodic Table Quiz

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118 Names and Symbols of the Periodic Table Quiz