User:Siluna/Group 10 element/Ddoroc Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

(Siluna, Sliverash)


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Siluna/Group_10_element?veaction=edit&preload=Template%3ADashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Group 10 element

Evaluate the drafted changes
(Compose a detailed peer review here, considering each of the key aspects listed above if it is relevant. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what feedback looks like.)

The sections are relevant to the topic and cover various aspects of group 10 elements such as their history.

Under the chemical properties subsection, the use of a table was a more organized way and visually more appealing way to portray the quantifiable information. Below the table, oxidation states of the elements are discussed but if the intended audience is the general public it might be useful to provide a hyperlink to another Wikipedia article on oxidation states. In addition, it might be useful to provide a source for the last sentence of that paragraph where it states that a +6 oxidation state is postulated to exist. Maybe also looking into if the theory has a name associated with it. If chemical reactivity is intended to be included in that section, more information may be useful like how the oxidation states of +2 and +4 influence and affect the reactivity of the metals in chemical systems. If not, that last sentence about the element's reactivity in powdered form could be removed to reduce confusion. The single sentence there just seems a bit out of place and lacks context.

Under physical properties it states that Darmstadtium has not yet been isolated in pure form. Looking at the original article there is no mention about the origin of Darmstadtium, nor is there any information about its discovery under the History section. If there are any sources on the discovery of this element and if it is naturally occurring, it might be useful to include in the article for any readers that are curious, as there is substantially more information on the other 3 elements. Even just an acknowledgement of the lack of information would be helpful.

The amount of information in the history section is appropriate for this type of article as it is not intended to be a very thorough review of a single element. A brief summary of its initial discovery and key events is included which really the only information needed for such a section. The sources are reliable, however for Platinum there are much fewer sources than for palladium and nickel. Including the references for those piece of information will make that paragraph more reliable.

Overall, the information is the appropriate amount of detail and the sections are in a logical order. Information is conveyed in a neutral tone, and sentences are generally concise and free of deadwood. Including more sources and references for Darmstadtium and the history of platinum would be next steps to improving this article.