bonkers, bananas, fruity, batty, buggy, and off his trolley,
but as for why he does the things he does,
God only knows.
It should be emphasized that Berzelius didn’t know why
an element would have different chemical behaviors.
He apparently assumed the different behaviors
were inherent characteristics of the atoms themselves.
It should be emphasized that Berzelius didn’t know why an element would have different chemical behaviors. He apparently assumed the different behaviors were inherent characteristics of the atoms themselves.
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