The start of the school year slowed down my side research a tad, but I am happy to finally post this follow up video! So what did I find out? A) The artist behind the...
Category - Periodic Table
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So how do you tell how much an atom or ion wants an electron? It’s called affinity. It’s not that dissimilar to ionization energy, but in this case we are...
Ionization energy is how difficult it is to remove an electron from an atom or an ion. Once you understand the radius trends, ionization energy isn’t that tough to...
All hail RADIUS! If you want to understand why an atom does what it does, take a look at those outermost electrons (a.k.a. the valence electrons). You can look at how...
Quantum numbers aren’t just fun to chant out loud. Orbitals and subshells create the very shape of the modern periodic table. Not only will this lesson give you a...
Time to wrap up the periodic table with the main block elements. They are a supergroup composed of other families and, thus, represent a lot of different properties...
‘And though I walk in the valley of the periodic table I will not be afraid.’ Yes, there are many exceptions to the basic rules and trends of the periodic...
We’ll keep working our way in from the edges of the periodic table. Group 2 is known as the Alkaline Earth Metals and, as predicted, are less reactive than group 1...
The first of a four part trilogy… an epic journey through the periodic table. We’ll start in the royal court of the noble gases and then slide on around to...
Welcome to one of the most important documents created in all of humanity. And it fits one one page. We’ll give you a quick background and then differentiate...