#ChemistryAdvent #IYPT2019 Day 3: A periodic table of rejected element names

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Today’s periodic table takes a look at some of the rejected element names from chemistry history. Be it as a result of an erroneously claimed discovery, an alternative suggested name that never gained traction, or just a bit of a joke, these are the element names that never were.

There’s more on the story behind each of the names here.

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