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X( Formerly Twitter) By Melissa Noel ·Updated February 13, 2024
Clarice Phelps is a trailblazing scientist who gave new meaning to the phrase “having a seat at the table” when she became the first Black woman to help discover a new element on the periodic table. The element is known as Tennessine (Ts), number 117, and is classified as a halogen.
“Taking a seat at the periodic table didn’t happen overnight; it was
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