Two new elemental podcasts are available for download at chemistryworld. This week's elements of interest include Francium and Aluminum. The Fr podcast is especially interesting. Considering that Fr has a halflife on the order of 20 minutes, it's probably not a good idea to base your thesis on its chemistry. All the quick experiments have already been done. And it cannot be classified as a disappearing element since it's continually being generated by radioactive decay. It's estimated that the steady state amount of Fr on the earth at any one time is about a kilogram, which is another reason not to base your thesis on it.
* Post title was edited based on Mitch's comment.
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A third of my thesis is on the transport and detection of francium.
Whoops! Well, if it is only a third of your thesis then it's probably okay.;) I've already changed the post title.
Do you mean transport in biological systems? It must be fun working on these timescales.
It was gas-phase studies with Francium.
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