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mjmas06/16/20251 replyview on HN

Which if it was done properly would have WSe2 and MoS2 rather than seemingly random keys


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close0406/16/2025

It shows just the symbols of the elements (W, Se, Mo) and the number 2, not the compounds. The "W", "S", "M", and "2" characters are in the correct place on a QWERTY keyboard, and they appended the necessary additional characters to complete the symbols as needed, even if the "e" in Se and "o" in Mo aren't in the correct spot on the layout.