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New Results Contradict Long-Held Chemistry Dogma

Posted by kdawson on from the new-states-of-matter-oh-boy dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers have found that the long-held belief that only the outer, valence, electrons of an atom interact may be false. Computer simulations have shown that at pressures like those in the center of the Earth the inner, core, electrons of lithium also interact."

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  1. Re:Thats why by ScrewMaster · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, they failed because, as everyone knows, the center of the Earth is actually hollow, contains a breathable atmosphere, and is full of prehistoric creatures.

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