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Carbon (C) - materials BBC World Service
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Carbon (C) - materials

We all know carbon's role in global warming, but could element 6 also provide some solutions?...

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Carbon (C) - energy BBC World Service
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Carbon (C) - energy

Carbon is a great energy store – in plants and animals, but also as hydrocarbons – coal, oil and...

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Gold (Au) BBC World Service
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Gold (Au)

Heavy and chemically inert, why is gold, of all the elements of the periodic table, so highly...

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Mercury (Hg) BBC World Service
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Mercury (Hg)

Mercury is beautiful, yet deadly poisonous. Known as quicksilver, the Minamata international...

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Aluminium (Al) BBC World Service
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Aluminium (Al)

Light, strong and flexible, aluminium is used in drinks cans, window frames, aircraft and...

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Helium (He) BBC World Service
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Helium (He)

The second most abundant element in the universe, helium is rare on Earth. In liquid form it is...

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Phosphorus (P) BBC World Service
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Phosphorus (P)

Phosphorus is essential for life. Our crops would not grow without phosphate fertiliser. So...

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