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Heavy metals

Heavy metals is a controversial and ambiguous term for metallic elements with relatively high densities, atomic weights, or atomic numbers. The criteria used, and whether metalloids are included, vary depending on the author and context, and arguably, the term "heavy metal" should be avoided. A heavy metal may be defined on the basis of density, atomic…

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Heavy metals

Nodes247
Edges246
Triples157
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008097
Components1

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Heavy metals

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related to Further reading · 22
Heavy metals → Ali, Applied Chemistry, Astin, C0EM00056F, Chemical Education, Definition, Duffus, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Monitoring, Finds, Hawkes, Heavy, Herbert, Hübner, Includes, Journal, Khan, Long-standing, Pure, Suggests
related to Controversial terminology · 11
Heavy metals → Applied Chemistry, Casarett, Doull's Toxicology, IUPAC, Nevertheless, Pure, The, The International Union, The IUPAC, This, To
related to Biological and chemical · 8
Heavy metals → Antimony, Copper, Depending, In, IV, Platinum, Selected, The
related to Electronics, magnets, and lighting · 8
Heavy metals → Heavy, Home, Magnets, Molybdenum, Neodymium, Silver, They, Volta
related to Origins and use of the term · 8
Heavy metals → For, German, In, Leopold Gmelin, Light, Magee, Seaborg, The
related to Formation, abundance, occurrence, and extraction · 7
Heavy metals → Heavier, Heavy, In, Rather, The, Therefore, These
related to Biological role · 5
Heavy metals → An, In, Periods, These, Trace
related to Weight- or density-based · 5
Heavy metals → Heavy, In, PVC, Some, Tungsten
related to External links · 4
Heavy metals → Heavy, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Uses · 4
Heavy metals → Examples, Other, Some, Typical

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heavy metals used metal copper density gold term elements atomic lead tungsten iron chemical example relatively platinum mercury may cobalt

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Heavy metalsis acontroversial and ambiguous term for metallic elements with relatively high densities0.90text
ironinstance ofcommon metals0.80text
copperinstance ofcommon metals0.80text
and tininstance ofcommon metals0.80text
and precious metals such as silverinstance ofcommon metals0.80text
goldinstance ofcommon metals0.80text
and platinuminstance ofcommon metals0.80text
sodium is relatively easyinstance ofWhile distinguishing a heavy metal such as tungsten from a lighter metal0.80text
a few heavy metalsinstance ofWhile distinguishing a heavy metal such as tungsten from a lighter metal0.80text
such as zincinstance ofWhile distinguishing a heavy metal such as tungsten from a lighter metal0.80text
mercuryinstance ofWhile distinguishing a heavy metal such as tungsten from a lighter metal0.80text
and leadinstance ofWhile distinguishing a heavy metal such as tungsten from a lighter metal0.80text

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