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 ...

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Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds ... To make iodine line up with chlorine and bromine in his table, Mendeleev swapped the positions of iodine and tellurium.

Want to learn more about this centerpiece of chemistry? Take your pick from this collection of links about elements and the periodic table! Build an element ball, solve periodic puzzles, and check out ...

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These are almost one-quarter of the periodic table and are mainly found in the first four periods. Of these, 11 are essential elements that our bodies need in larger amounts: oxygen, carbon ...

ruled against this name on the grounds that no element had ever been given the full name of a scientist. Instead they proposed bohrium, which became the officially recognised name in 1997. In the ...

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The ions formed have a full outer electron shell, so are very stable. See the study guide on groups in the periodic table for more information.

The problem was, where did this new element fit into Mendeleev's periodic table of the elements ... This means it is pretty expensive - a small balloon full would currently cost around £100. Xenon ...

Ram Mohan looks at how bismuth — a remarkably harmless element among the toxic heavy metals in the periodic table — has sparked interest in areas varying from medicinal to industrial chemistry.