Chemistry In Context
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Author: Fahlman, Bradley D., Purvis-roberts, Kathleen, Kirk, John S., Bentley, Anne K., Daubenmire, Patrick L., ELLIS, Jamie P., Mury, Michael T., American Chemical Society
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Chapter 7.11, Problem 7.16YT
You Decide Could Metals Become Extinct?
In 2015, the American Chemical Society published this “Periodic Table of Endangered Elements”:
- a. Is it really possible for a metal to become “extinct”?
- b. Which of the highlighted elements above are currently in demand for energy storage devices (batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors)?
- c. Are there any non-highlighted elements that are currently being used, or tested for future use, in energy-storage applications?
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