Solving a subatomic shell game: Physicists decode hidden properties of the rare Earths

Physicists at Michigan Technological University have filled in some longtime blank spaces on the periodic table, calculating electron affinities of the lanthanides, a series of 15 elements known as rare earths.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news157043333.html">Solving a subatomic shell game: Physicists decode hidden properties of the rare Earths</a></p> <p>Physicists at Michigan Technological University have filled in some longtime blank spaces on the periodic table, calculating electron affinities of the lanthanides, a series of 15 elements known as rare earths.</p>