Since the invention of the periodic table 150 years ago this month, scientists have worked to fill in the rows of elements and make sense of their properties. But researchers have also pursued a ...

Students learn to describe the pattern in atomic number, atomic mass and atomic radius. Trends on the Periodic Table: Students learn to describe the pattern in atomic number, atomic mass, atomic ...

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 ...

Eric Scerri, a UCLA chemistry lecturer, has written at least six books discussing the orientation of the periodic table. His office is cluttered with posters and three-dimensional models of different ...

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 they ...

Mark Blaskovich receives funding from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Wellcome Trust. He is a member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and the ...

Two scientists in Moscow have proposed replacing the periodic table as the chief way to organize elements. Rather than ordering by atomic number (the number of protons in the nucleus) the chart lists ...