All periodic table articles – Page 4
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FeatureThe end of phlogiston and the discovery of oxygen
Pure air, dephlogisticated air or a new element? Josephy Priestley and Antoine Lavoisier get to grips with new gases in this month’s comic
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OpinionIYPT is good news for chemistry
Brimming with opportunity, IYPT is putting chemistry and chemists centre stage
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ReviewElemental: How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything
A whistle-stop tour of the periodic table
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NewsYear-long celebration of the periodic table launched by Unesco
Hundreds gather in Paris to commemorate 150 years of Dmitri Mendeleev’s most enduring work
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FeatureThe discovery of the noble gases
How an extra line in the solar spectrum kicked off a search for the ‘missing metals’ that turned out to be noble gases
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OpinionWhose periodic table is it anyway?
Dmitri Mendeleev’s table was not the first – but it’s the one that matters
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OpinionIs this the world’s oldest classroom periodic table?
How a chart of elements from 1885 was found, rescued and restored
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ArticleThe elements of business
2019 marks 150 years since the periodic table was devised, and what better way to mark the occasion than by celebrating the vital contributions that elements make to major industries today?
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ArticleTom Lehrer: The Elements Song, live in Copenhagen
Tom Lehrer performs his chemistry anthem before a live audience in Copenhagen, 1967
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ArticleThe Elements Song - Periodic Table of Videos
The chemists behind Periodic Videos with their homage to Tom Lehrer’s elements song
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ArticleTom Lehrer's Elements - Helen Arney
Helen Arney performs her updated version of Tom Lehrer’s elements song
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ArticlePhilip Ball: The Elements Song
Philip Ball updates The Elements Song for the International Year of the Periodic Table
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ArticleMary Archer performs the Elements Song
As part of the 2018 Imperial College London Athena lecture, Dame Mary Archer performs Tom Lehrer’s Elements Song
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FeatureWhat is an element?
Our understanding of what an element is has evolved over the years, but it’s still a tricky concept to nail down. Philip Ball investigates
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FeatureThe discovery of graphene
Read how Andre Geim’s Friday night experiments led to the discovery of graphene, a single layer of carbon atoms
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FeatureThe father of the periodic table
Mike Sutton looks at how Mendeleev’s patience revealed periodicity in the elements
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NewsPeriodic table inspired chemistree competition winners crowned
A host of original Christmas chemistry tree ideas have been created to celebrate the forthcoming International Year of the Periodic Table
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ResearchBonding rethink called for as new metavalent bond proposed
Combination of elements in the metalloid region of periodic table produces a bond with both metallic and covalent characteristics
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OpinionWelcome to the International Year of the Periodic Table
Celebrating both 150 years of chemistry’s roadmap and 100 years of Iupac