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The Position of the Radio active Elements in the Periodic Table

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MANY arrangements have been suggested, which include the radio-active elements in the periodic table. So far as I am aware, these have all attempted to confine each space in the table to a single element. This restriction has led to unlikely assumptions, on account of the large number of these elements, and the limited number of spaces vacant preceding uranium.

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CAMERON, A. The Position of the Radio active Elements in the Periodic Table. Nature 82, 67–68 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082067c0

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