Sentence examples for inert elements from inspiring English sources

Co-deposition of inert elements such as silicon carbide, Teflon or boron improved the mechanical properties of EN deposits.

Wolfgang Pauli later used quantum physics to explain the periodicity of the periodic table and the existence of inert elements, and revealed the principle that underlies the building up of the elements in the periodic table.

It is shown that the incorporation of catalytic inert elements, such as Mg, Al, Zr, Si, Hf, Ti and Nb, to the bulk of VSb and VMo oxides substantially increased their selectivity in partial oxidations of lower paraffins due to the structural isolation of V, Sb and Mo species.

With the exception of certain types of RNA, most other biological molecules are relatively inert elements upon which proteins act.

The elements at the far right of the table have their outer shell completely filled with electrons, which results in chemically inert elements known as the noble gases.

It was discovered (along with krypton and xenon) in 1898 as one of the three residual rare inert elements remaining in dry air, after nitrogen, oxygen, argon and carbon dioxide are removed.

Nitrogen, however, is a rather inert element; it is difficult to get it to combine with any other element.

So now, because you've turned the lights off, this inert element that's sitting on the floor emits a pattern, and all of a sudden you have a new relationship with the object.

The supply of helium, an inert element with the lowest boiling point of any known substance, has now become so erratic that scientists are calling for a ban on all but the most essential uses – which could mean no more helium-filled party balloons.

Gold is a chemically quite inert element, and no single acid dissolves it.

Though an inert element, 129Xe has exquisite NMR properties to sense molecular environments.