How to Learn the Table of the Elements
The Periodic Table
The periodic table where chemical elements are arranged by their atomic mass was begun in 1869 by a Russian chemist, Dimitri Mendeleev. He was able to predict the discovery of more elements, and provided spaces in the periodic table for them when discovered. This had all begun in 1669 when a German amateur alchemist, Hennig Brand, tried to create a”Philosopher's Stone” in order to turn base metals into gold. Whilst boiling urine (don't ask) he discovered phosphorous – a metal that bursts into flames on exposure to air. The hunt for chemical elements was on. By 1932, James Chadwick had discovered neutrons and isotopes, and completed the basis for the periodic table. Learning all the elements in the periodic table is a pretty big order. The sooner they invent a memory attachment for the brain the better. Schools often ask pupils to learn the first twenty elements of the table and, fortunately, there are printable mnemonics to aid memory. This mnemonic device is often taught in schools: Harry he likes beer bottled cold not over frothy. Nelly nanny might although silly person she climbs around kinky caves. 1
: H : Hydrogen 2 : He : Helium 3 : Li :
Lithium 4 : Be : Beryllium 5 : B : Boron
6 : C : Carbon 7 : N : Nitrogen 8 : O :
Oxygen 9 : F : Fluorine 10 : Ne : Neon
11 : Na : Sodium 12 : Mg : Magnesium 13
: Al : Aluminum, Aluminium 14 : Si :
Silicon 15 : P : Phosphorus 16 : S :
Sulfur 17 : Cl : Chlorine 18 : Ar :
Argon 19 : K : Potassium 20 : Ca :
Calcium If you are the sort of person who learns better by listening, a video by Ming reciting the above mnemonic to teach how to learn the first twenty elements of the table, at various speeds, is available on YouTube. URL below. You can print them out and study whenever you find a suitable moment. You might like to experiment with this idea to produce a more personally memorable mnemonic. They say the madder or naughtier the images of the sentence the more likely you are to remember it. This one should make your mind boggle: Harry Houdini liked big blonde colleagues not over forty. Nerdy naughty men always scan photographs so Carol avoids known creeps. or Half-witted Harry liked big bearded chimps not over flirty. Needy neighbors may allow scared people some cake as kangaroos caper. If you need to learn more here is my attempt at the next twenty: Some teachers value carefull methods in children not considered zany. Gigantic galloping animals seldom bore kids reading something yuckily zoological. 21
: Sc : Scandium 22 : Ti : Titanium 23 :
V : Vanadium 24 : Cr : Chromium 25 : Mn
: Manganese 26 : Fe : Iron 27 : Co :
Cobalt 28 : Ni : Nickel 29 : Cu : Copper
30 : Zn : Zinc 31 : Ga : Gallium 32 : Ge
: Germanium 33 : As : Arsenic 34 : Se :
Selenium 35 : Br : Bromine 36 : Kr :
Krypton 37 : Rb : Rubidium 38 : Sr :
Strontium 39 : Y : Yttrium 40 : Zr :
Zirconium Modify it as you please, and if you manage to learn the entire table all I can say is: God bless you! This
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List of the chemical elements by increasing atomic number.1 : H : Hydrogen
Ming's video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X87ok9UXKVM The periodic table can be found here http://chemistry.about.com/library/blperiodictable.htm Memory Aid helps retention
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