The Periodic Table

 

I like many kinds of periodic table, but hate this one. See the problem?

Element 57 is drawn right next to element 72, replacing the element that should be there: element 71. So lutetium, element 71, is being denied its rightful place as a transition metal and is classified as a rare earth. Meanwhile lanthanum, element 57, which really is a rare earth, is drawn separately from all the rest! This is especially ironic because those rare earths are called ‘lanthanoids’ or ‘lanthanides’.

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