Re:An 80-Year-Old Prank Revealed, Hiding in the Periodic Table
by karavelov on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @12:26PM
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If he named it Pl it could be mistaken with Plumbum, i.e. lead that itself has element abbreviation as Pb.
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Re:An 80-Year-Old Prank Revealed, Hiding in the Periodic Table
by mhandley on Wednesday November 25, 2015 @12:43PM
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Or equally, Pl_3 (3 atoms of Plutonium) would be very hard to distinguish from PI_3 (Phosphorus Triiodide), especially in a sans-serif font. Pu seems like a good call to me. If it also amuses 4-year olds, then so much the better.