You probably learned in high school chemistry class that core electrons don't participate in chemical bonding.

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Scientists have discovered a "magnetic superatom" -- a stable cluster of atoms that can mimic different elements of the periodic table -- that one day may be used to create molecular electronic ...

Most of us learned in high school chemistry class that chemical bonds can only form when electrons are shared or given away from one atom’s outer shell to another’s. But this may not be strictly true.

RICHMOND, Va. (June 15, 2009) – A team of Virginia Commonwealth University scientists has discovered a 'magnetic superatom' – a stable cluster of atoms that can mimic different elements of the ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — You probably learned in high school chemistry class that core electrons don’t participate in chemical bonding. They’re thought to be too deep inside an atom and close to the nucleus to ...