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Response to "The Flyleaf Periodic Table"

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Laurence Lavelle

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (11), p 1491

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1491.1

Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2008

Section:

History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

Clark and White wonder why the chemistry education community has not uniformly adopted just one form of the periodic table. Part of the answer is that the majority who are silent on this issue do not want to be attacked by the vocal proponents who insist that lanthanum and actinium must be in the f-block and lutetium and lawrencium must be in the d-block.

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Letters

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Communication / Writing

Keywords (Subject):

Periodicity / Periodic Table

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This article has been cited by 3 ACS Journal articles (3 most recent appear below).

Response to “Misapplying the Periodic Law”
Laurence Lavelle
Journal of Chemical Education2009 86 (10), 1187
- Response to “Misapplying the Periodic Law”
  Laurence Lavelle
  Journal of Chemical Education2009 86 (10), 1187
  Placing lanthanum and actinium in the f-block is not widely accepted or without problems.
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Misapplying the Periodic Law
William B. Jensen
Journal of Chemical Education2009 86 (10), 1186
- Misapplying the Periodic Law
  William B. Jensen
  Journal of Chemical Education2009 86 (10), 1186
  The author comments on a recent recommendation for modifying the placement of La and Ac in the periodic table, feeling that it is based on inconsistent reasoning and contains a serious distortion of the contents of an earlier article dealing with this ...
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Lanthanum (La) and Actinium (Ac) Should Remain in the d-block
Laurence Lavelle
Journal of Chemical Education2008 85 (11), 1482
- Lanthanum (La) and Actinium (Ac) Should Remain in the d-block
  Laurence Lavelle
  Journal of Chemical Education2008 85 (11), 1482
  This paper discusses the reasons and implications of placing lanthanum (La) and actinium (Ac) in the f-block and lutetium (Lu) and lawrencium (Lr) in the d-block. The author's conclusion is that placing lanthanum (La) and actinium (Ac) in the f-block ...
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