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  2. Atomic diffusion - Wikipedia

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    Other air molecules (e.g. oxygen, nitrogen) have lower mobilities and thus diffuse more slowly through the balloon wall. There is a concentration gradient in the balloon wall, because the balloon was initially filled with helium, and thus there is plenty of helium on the inside, but there is relatively little helium on the outside (helium is ...

  3. Kinetic theory of gases - Wikipedia

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    In his 1873 thirteen page article 'Molecules', Maxwell states: "we are told that an 'atom' is a material point, invested and surrounded by 'potential forces' and that when 'flying molecules' strike against a solid body in constant succession it causes what is called pressure of air and other gases."

  4. Rubidium - Wikipedia

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    Rubidium forms peroxides on exposure even to a small amount of air diffused into the oil, and storage is subject to similar precautions as the storage of metallic potassium. [ 68 ] Rubidium, like sodium and potassium, almost always has +1 oxidation state when dissolved in water, even in biological contexts.

  5. Gas - Wikipedia

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    Drifting smoke particles indicate the movement of the surrounding gas.. Gas is one of the four fundamental states of matter.The others are solid, liquid, and plasma. [1] A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g. oxygen), or compound molecules made from a variety of atoms (e.g. carbon dioxide).

  6. The Mystery of Matter - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier discover a new gas called oxygen, discrediting the basic theory of chemistry at the time, creating the basis for the modern science of chemistry, and prompting chemists all over the world to look for more new elements; Humphry Davy introduces audiences to nitrous oxide ("laughing gas") and uses electricity to search for new chemical elements.

  7. Uranium - Wikipedia

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    A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium radioactively decays , usually by emitting an alpha particle . The half-life of this decay varies between 159,200 and 4.5 billion years for different isotopes , making them useful for dating the age of the Earth .

  8. Scientists link surge in heavy metals in soil to California ...

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    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concluded supplemental air monitoring in the vicinity of the Vistra Energy storage facility and said in a statement that there was, "no risk to public ...

  9. Unbinilium - Wikipedia

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    The electron of the hydrogen-like unbinilium atom—oxidized so it has only one electron, Ubn 119+ —is predicted to move so quickly that its mass is 2.05 times that of a non-moving electron, a feature coming from the relativistic effects.