Minerva
BMJ 2006; 332 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.332.7555.1460 (Published 15 June 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;332:1460All rapid responses
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The second paragraph in this week's Minerva contains the statement, "
lithium (a divalent ion, like calcium) ...". Last I knew, Lithium
belonged in the same monovalent periodic group with sodium and potassium.
Is my knowledge that obsolete?
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I may be out of date, but isn't lithium a monovalent ion, unlike
calcium?
Star Trek has a lot to answer for, but bipolar disorder is a bit of a
stretch.
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Little Sods Pot Rhubarb Caeslessly
Lithium is now divalent? Presumably we shall have to balance this by
treating monopolar disorder. The mnemonic for group 1 of the Periodic
table used to be:
LIttle SODs POT RhuBarb CaeSlessly
I think Minerva has written this CArelessly
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