A-Level Chemistry

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In school chemistry, I thought all the noble gases were inert because they've got full electron shells. How do you get four fluorine atoms onto one? Man, it's more complicated than I ever have gone. But the answer is extreme conditions. That's always the answer when you make something work that you're not expecting to.

How is chemistry different in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore cosmic chemistry, the periodic table, and more with Kate Biberdorf aka Kate the Chemist. Is the periodic table complete?

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