Periodic table articles – Page 2
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Ideas
Escape the classroom: advanced challenges for older students
Six more puzzles to challenge and enthuse your students
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Ideas
Why the periodic table is a student’s best friend
How to encourage your pupils to use it as a resource
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CPD article
Why you should teach the history of the periodic table
Because students familiar with the table’s development and structure make better chemists
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News
Chemical analysis reveals origin of Pompeian mosaic tiles
Portable spectrometers shed light on the materials used in ancient Roman mosaics
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Feature
The most important village in chemistry
How one small Swedish hamlet contributed to the periodic table
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Feature
The evolution of the periodic table
Uncovering the history of the periodic table’s distinct design
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Class experiment
Exploring the chemistry of chromium, molybdenum and tungsten
Discover how transition elements differ in aspects of colour, precipitate formation, changes in oxidation state and equilibria. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Class experiment
Properties of group 2 elements
Microscale experiment where various anion solutions are added to drops of group 2 element cations. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Class experiment
Sulfate and carbonate solubility of Groups 1 and 2
Try this microscale practical to explore the properties of elements in Groups 1 and 2 as they form various precipitates. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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News
Hundreds of helium compounds could be hiding in Earth’s mantle
Use this cutting edge research into helium compounds in class
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Class experiment
The reactivity of the group 2 metals
Compare group 1 and group 2 metals with this practical that shows their reactivity rates, where students can take control of their own observations and come to their own conclusions
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Class experiment
Reacting elements with oxygen
Different members of the periodic table will exhibit different reactions when exposed to oxygen, often through heating. This practical supports students to understand the diversity of chemicals and their principles.