There are 118 elements in the periodic table, each with a unique symbol and atomic number. Symbol: A one or two-letter abbreviation used to represent the element. Atomic number: The number of ...

Herbert Roesky relates how the small, highly electronegative fluorine atom unveiled the chemical reactivity of noble gases and found many practical applications. but it can also render organic ...

The Fluorine Group is one of the RSC's many Interest Groups. The Interest Groups are member driven groups which exist to benefit RSC members, and the wider chemical science community, in line with the ...

In discussing halogen reactivity (as covered in Core Idea), it is a common practice to argue that as you go down the Group 17 elements it becomes harder for the elements to gain an electron to form a ...