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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, I'm quite curious myself as to why it's more difficult. My chemistry knowledge is chem1 level so all I know is that sodium atoms are larger and the energy levels for state change are slightly different

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I left a very brief explanation as a reply to the other user.