Queenie walked into the lab, where Kaichi was making adjustments to the data populated in the periodic table.

She looked at the table on the Jiayi test bench and asked with some curiosity, "Why is there so much empty here?"

She was referring to the upper part of the middle of the table, with a blank space above the transition element, and the upper part of the periodic table as if there were two horns sticking out from either side.

"I'm arranging them by atomic weight, and each vertical row is a row of elements with similar properties, and if you look at this row, lithium, sodium, potassium, each metal is very close in nature. The two blank lines in the middle are normal because the properties of the atoms do not match, and my arrangement just doesn't have this piece. ”

Kaichi explained to Queenie that although he said that he was sorting by atomic weight, he was actually sorting according to the number of protons, but now that the protons had not been discovered, he said that he was sorting according to the atomic weight. Because the atomic weight is basically the mass of protons and neutrons, there is not much difference in this typesetting.

"And what about the vacancies here? Wouldn't it be normal?"

In addition to the above piece, there are other gaps in the periodic table, which are incomplete, like a piece has been gnawed, and it doesn't look like a normal phenomenon.

Queenie was referring to the void underneath the aluminum.

"According to the periodic table, there should be a substance with similar properties to aluminum, and the substance that is now ranked after him does not conform to this inference, so I think that there should be a substance here that has not been discovered, and there should be an element with similar properties to silicon behind him, which has not been found. ”

Queenie looked at Jia Yi like another arrogant and ignorant madman: "You are not the first to summarize the laws of the elements, but you are the first to dare to be so confident, and if the laws are not right, you will think that there are elements that have not been discovered." ”

It's like someone doing a question and finding that their answer is not correct, instead of modifying the answer, they directly change the question.

"Before you, Master Bellena proposed the grouping of the three element groups, grouping more than 50 elements at that time, each group of three elements, they all have similar properties, and later some mages proposed that there may be more than three elements with similar properties, and the atomic mass difference between the two ends should be 8 or multiples of 8, and Master Newlands later grouped the atoms into groups of 8, and proposed the eight-tone division method, and even Laurent proposed a grouping method, adding heat mass as an element to the element table. And that's not all, there are other ways to classify them, spiral grouping, cascading grouping, triangulation grouping, and so on. Anyone can get it, but how do you get people to get it to buy?

"Are you just saying that atomic weights are wrong for the sake of grouping?"

The threshold for finding the periodic law of the elements is very low, the atomic weight of these atoms and the properties of the corresponding elemental matter have long been measured, and it is only necessary to summarize the law, theoretically individuals can put forward their own ideas, but it is very difficult to really make people recognize, and there is a lack of strong evidence for people to believe.

Jiayi now looks like he is saying again, it's not me who is wrong, it's this world, a smell of middle two.

Unmoved by Queenie's question, Jia Yi asked: "With the improvement of measurement methods, as well as the increase in the efficiency of removing impurities from the elemental substances, the elemental matter is more pure, and the exact value of the atomic weight is always updated, why can't these atomic weights be considered wrong?"

Kaichi stretched out his hand and pointed to the back of the periodic table, pointing to a row of elements and said: "Look here, this is osmium-iridium platinum, among which the atomic weight of gold is considered to be the smallest, but according to my theory, I think gold should be at the end, I am ready to re-measure the atomic weights of these types, if I can prove my conjecture, then the periodic table I summarized is correct." ”

As he spoke, he tapped the periodic table with his fingers, almost breaking the paper of the periodic table.

The biggest difference between him and other mages who arrange the atomic periods of mechanical energy is that he is bold enough to dare to doubt, and the atomic weight at this time is more accurate than when the rest of the mages arrange it, while other mages just mechanically arrange the atoms according to the atomic mass, unlike Jia Yi who dares to leave a blank.

"Come and help me, help me with this periodic table. ”

Queenie looked at Jia Yi, Jia Yi's face had a strong confidence, as if he believed that he would be able to succeed, Queenie's originally stiff tone couldn't help but soften:

"Are you so sure?"

"Of course, when have you ever seen me fail? Not so successful at best. ”

Kaichi withdrew his hand from the table and stood with his hands tied, Queenie thought about Kaichi's achievements and had to admit that he did have the capital to say such things.

Queenie was originally interested in Kaichi's periodic table, otherwise none of them would have stayed here. The defensive circle and wing props in the Jia family have been made, and she can already leave, and she is not staying here for the street lamp.

Together, the two began to re-measure the atomic weight of osmium-iridium platinum, which was not based on the carbon atom as a reference, but on the oxygen atom, because the atomic weight was measured according to the oxidation reaction of the substance, and the atomic weight was determined according to the weight of the product before the reaction and the weight of the product after the reaction.

This kind of measurement requires a high level of progress, and the purity of the object is even higher, and without Queenie, it would be difficult for Kaichi to measure the atomic weight himself.

At present, the popular measurement methods all require the use of a magic array with high accuracy, and the requirements for the mage's own strength are also very high.

And with Queenie's help, none of this is a problem.

Queenie didn't specialize in the elemental school, but she was a student of Magni Skoll, and measuring atomic weight wasn't a problem for her.

First of all, they optimized the measurement circle, added demon runes to the circle, and organically combined all the parts needed for measurement to ensure that the entire measurement process was closed and there was no material communication with the outside world. In order to ensure that there is no reaction with the vessel, all the substances do not come into contact with any substances other than reactants, and the whole process is to suspend the substances with magic power to react.

Then they purified, crushed, filtered, reduced, centrifuged and other means to obtain a purer elemental powder, and finally measured.

The two of them almost forgot to sleep and eat when they started experiments, especially when the first set of experiments was completed, and the two of them didn't even go out of the laboratory - except for the time to go to the toilet - and even the meals were sent to them every day by a guy from the Valoka Chamber of Commerce.

More than half a month has passed in a flash.

Queenie looked up from the bench and recorded a set of data on a piece of paper: "I'm done here, what about you?"

Jia Yi didn't speak, and waited for a while before he raised his head: "I'm done too." ”

"Let's take a look at the results. ”

The two looked at each other for a moment, and suddenly said at the same time.

The tone is like that of a student who is satisfied with the answer after the exam, full of apprehension and expectation - hoping that their answer is correct.

"Osmium, right, iridium, right, platinum, right, gold is also right. ”

Queenie's eyes were a little distracted for a moment, and Jia Yi clenched his fists tightly: "I knew that I was right." ”

Queenie quickly came back to her senses, she was actually prepared in her heart, this was not the first time they had experimented, plus this time, it was already the third test result, and the results of the three times were basically the same, with only a little bit of error.

After the first measurements, they proved that the atomic weight of gold was indeed behind platinum, with a difference of 28 between the old and new atomic weights, of which the atomic weight of osmium also differed by 6, and the error of platinum was the smallest, correcting 1 atomic weight.

After the first measurement, the two of them divided into two groups and re-tested the atomic weights of the four metals, and used different measurement methods, a total of three rounds of five measurements, and the errors were all within the acceptable range.

As it turned out, Jia Yi was right.

Queenie put down the manuscript paper in her hand: "You sort out the paper, and I'll show it to the teacher." ”

She is now confident in her dissertation, but if she wants to be accepted quickly, it is the fastest way to find her teacher to endorse it, otherwise it may not be able to attract people's attention.

Atomic periodism is not a new thing, and people's enthusiasm has almost been worn out, and a few simple atomic weight corrections without Magni's endorsement will not attract people's attention unless they find the new elements predicted in the periodic table.

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