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Definition of Atomic number 3
1. Noun. A soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals.
Generic synonyms: Metal, Metallic Element
Substance meronyms: Amblygonite, Lepidolite, Spodumene, Zinnwaldite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Atomic Number 3
Literary usage of Atomic number 3
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"THE ELEMENTS OF ODD ATOMIC NUMBER, OB ELEMENTS OP THE HELIUM-H, SERIES If the
odd-numbered elements, beginning with atomic number 3, or lithium (atomic ..."
2. Read & Understand Science Grades 4-6 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Ana Shirazi, Delana Heidrich, Judith Herbst, Kathleen Simpson (2005)
"The periodic table is a chart that arranges elements by atomic number. 3.
Dmitry Mendeleev published the first version of the periodic table. 4. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"A further study of the behavior with respect to X-rays of the elements from
lithium, atomic number 3, to sodium, atomic number 11, may be expected to throw ..."
4. The Electron: Its Isolation and Measurement and the Determination of Some of by Robert Andrews Millikan (1917)
"A further study of the behavior with respect to X-rays of the elements from
lithium, atomic number 3 ..."
5. Second Year College Chemistry by William Henry Chapin (1922)
"Lithium, atomic number 3, has 3 free positive charges on the nucleus and 3
electrons outside. Two of these electrons form a stable pair, completing the ..."