A nine-year-old Pakistani girl, Natalia Najam breaks the Guinness record previously held by an Indian professor and became the fastest and youngest in the world to arrange the chemical elements of the periodic table in the least possible time.
Pakistani Girl Breaks Guinness Record
Natalia Najam, a Lahore-based science buff, achieved the Guinness World Records title after arranging all elements of the periodic table in merely 2 minutes and 42 seconds on July 18, 2020. She broke the former record by 7 seconds.
Pakistani kid Natalia Najam,a Science enthusiast broke Guinness World Record in #Chemistry. She is now the youngest & fastest person to arrange all elements of the periodic table in record time
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The previous record holder was a India Chemistry Professor.
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After setting the record, the young girl yelled with delight as the judges gave her a loud thumbs up.
Najam performed the feat by breaking the record previously held by an Indian economics professor who finished the same task in 2 minutes and 49 seconds.
Natalia is confident that her accomplishment will encourage other Pakistani children to take an interest in science and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).