Hi,
May's Molecule of the Month is osmium tetroxide, which gained notoriety
a couple of weeks ago in the Uk media as it was implicated as the possible
chemical
component in a terrorist 'dirty bomb'. The MOTM page shows that OsO4 has a
good side too, in that it is used by chemists for a variety of useful
applications.
It has been written by Dr Mike Thompson of Uppingham School, Rutland, and
is available in many different formats.
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/motm.htm#may2004
Regards,
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Molecule of the Month: <http://www.bristol.ac.uk/Depts/Chemistry/MOTM/motm.htm>
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Dear colleagues
For those of you interested in such things there are suggestions that
UniCode code points be allocated for the elements. See
http://www.webelements.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=478
Certainly some on this list will want to contribute?
Regards
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Dr Mark J Winter
Department of Chemistry, The University, Sheffield S3 7HF, England
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fax: +44 (0)114 222 9303
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