Biological role: periodicity

Biological role

Units

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This gives a short indication of the element's biological role using information adapted from a variety of sources, including the references given here.

Notes

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Literature sources

1. J.E. Huheey, E.A. Keiter, and R.L. Keiter in Inorganic Chemistry : Principles of Structure and Reactivity, 4th edition, HarperCollins, New York, USA, 1993.
2. S. Budavari (Ed.) in The Merck Index, 11th ed., Merck, USA, 1989.
3. N.N. Greenwood and A. Earnshaw in Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd edition, Butterworth, UK, 1997.

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