Many scientists worked on the problem of organizing the elements, but Dmitri Mendeleev published his first version of the periodic table in 1869, and is most often credited as its inventor. Since then ...

Here we have the periodic table showing only the valence, or outer electrons in each element. It is these outermost electrons that determine an element’s reactivity. Some patterns should stand out.

Can you name everything from Ac to Zr? Test your knowledge of the periodic table and see if you can top the leaderboard ...

While I don’t expect my elementary students to be able to memorize the periodic table of elements, I find it necessary for me to have an understanding of how these elements work so I can answer ...

The periodic table is like a map that organizes elements based on their atomic structure and properties. It helps scientists and students study and understand the vast variety of elements and how ...

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To understand the possibility of new artificial elements let's start with the story of the first artificial element. We begin all the way back when Mendelev figured out the periodic table.

In this periodic table of elements quiz, you have 10 minutes to name as many elements as you can, given only their symbol, atomic weight and the broad group they live in.