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Atomic Weight Not So Constant

Posted by kdawson on from the thulium-and-thalium dept.

DangerousBeauty writes "Yahoo has a Canadian Press story up about new changes to the periodic table of elements concerning the weights of specific elements — it seems that the weights fluctuate based on where they are found in nature. Quoting: '"People are probably comfortable with having a single value for the atomic weight, but that is not the reality for our natural world," says University of Calgary associate professor Michael Wieser.' He is is secretary of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry's Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Weights."

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  1. Re:You know the cliché by fyngyrz · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    European atoms don't shave their legs or pits. Or use deodorant.

    You've got nothing on American clichés, you silly euro-cule.

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  2. Re:You know the cliché by Yvanhoe · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, you are totally right, it is not a cliché, it is a fact : http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity

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  3. Re:You know the cliché by znerk · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yeah, you are totally right, it is not a cliché, it is a fact : http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity

    The Guardian says you Euro guys are fatter than those American guys. Got any other retarded copypasta you wanna spew?

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