• Question: What is your favourite atom and why?

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      Asked by Whitty to John on 11 Jun 2016.
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        John Fossey answered on 11 Jun 2016:

        Platinum, and its under valued property in cationic form to function as a Lewis acid in catalysis. Also my wedding ring is made of platinum, and no – I am not tempted to dissolve it in conc acid and turn it into a catalyst…..

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