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To use the chemical search form click on an element to select it (matches MUST INCLUDE this element.) It will turn yellow. Click again to mark it as excluded (matches MUST NOT INCLUDE it), it turns black. Noble gasses and elements not found in nature are excluded. When finished hit one of the search buttons. If using a mobile phone then type elements to include/exclude in the relevent boxes below.

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5B 6C 7N 8O 9F 10Ne
11Na 12Mg 13Al 14Si 15P 16S 17Cl 18Ar
19K 20Ca 21Sc 22Ti 23V 24Cr 25Mn 26Fe 27Co 28Ni 29Cu 30Zn 31Ga 32Ge 33As 34Se 35Br 36Kr
37Rb 38Sr 39Y 40Zr 41Nb 42Mo 43Tc 44Ru 45Rh 46Pd 47Ag 48Cd 49In 50Sn 51Sb 52Te 53I 54Xe
55Cs 56Ba  Ln 72Hf 73Ta 74W 75Re 76Os 77Ir 78Pt 79Au 80Hg 81Tl 82Pb 83Bi 84Po 85At 86Rn
87Fr 88Ra  An
 REE 57La 58Ce 59Pr 60Nd 61Pm 62Sm 63Eu 64Gd 65Tb 66Dy 67Ho 68Er 69Tm 70Yb 71Lu
89Ac 90Th 91Pa 92U

 -OH H2O +H3O 3-BO3 +NH4 -NH2 -NO3 2-CO3
3-P5+O4 2-S6+O4 2-S4+O3 3-As5+O4 3-As3+O3 3-V5+O4 2-Cr6+O4 2-Se6+O4 2-Se4+O3
2-Mo6+O4 2-Sn(OH)6 3-Sb5+O4 3-Sb3+O3 2-Te6+O4 2-Te4+O3 -I5+O3 2-W6+O4 2+U6+O2
4-SiO4 2-SiO3 6-Si3O9 -CH3COO -HCOO 2-C2O4


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