Only boring elements get bored

By Jennifer Newton2019-08-30T09:30:00

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I imagine most Chemistry World readers have a favourite element (mine is boron), but what about the other end of the preference scale? Which element leaves you cold? Which elicits no more than an apathetic shrug? To put it bluntly: which is the most boring element?