Arsenic, the King of Poisons | Periodic Table
In today's video, I talk about arsenic: a chemical element that, despite having been used throughout history as a poison and causing pollution problems, has found a use in medicine. Links of interest:
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https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10...
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https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/art...
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sh...
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