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Interactive Features | More Science Whether gas, liquid or solid; radioactive or stable; reactive or inert; toxic or in your vitamin pill, the 118 building blocks each has its own chemically idiosyncratic characteristics--and certain commonalities. See what makes your favorite element unique on this interactive periodic table By Davide Castelvecchi | March 13, 2012 | In the October 2011 issue of Scientific American , we celebrate the International Year of Chemistry.

The Elements Revealed: An Interactive Periodic Table

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