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This is a big year for the Periodic Table of the Elements as the world celebrates the 150th anniversary of Dmitri Mendeleev's creation. We can now lays eyes on a fascinating relic of its history.
Give each student a copy of the periodic table of the elements, the periodic table of elements 1–20, and the activity sheet. Students will use the periodic table of elements 1–20, along with the ...
Mendeleev also did something special with the gaps on the table. All the early periodic tables had holes where no known element fit. We know today they simply hadn't been discovered yet.
The periodic table of chemical elements, often called the periodic table, organizes all discovered chemical elements in rows (called periods) and columns (called groups) according to increasing atomic ...
Created 150 years ago, the Periodic Table is a triumph of form and function. Now this design classic has been updated for the 21st century – and opened up to a new audience.
A couple of months ago I wrote a blog about different ways of presenting the periodic table (Click Here to see that blog).My interest was largely driven by a book called The Disappearing Spoon, in ...
Most elements on the periodic table have at least one stable form. But some don’t. Here’s how long those unstable members endure.
The periodic tables can be put to a lot of good usage. And it's fascinating for all of us to ask the kinds of questions that you're asking here. Quirmbach: Well, nearly my final question is we're ...
There's a clever design to the Periodic Table. Can you guess why every element has its own special spot? See if you're right with BBC Bitesize.