Books Received Published: 10 December 1927 The Chemical Elements and their Compounds: an Introduction to the Study of Inorganic Chemistry from Modern Stand points Nature 120, 836 (1927) Cite this ...

Discover the history, structure, and importance of the periodic table of elements, from Mendeleev’s discovery to modern scientific applications.

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read entries from a Web site that offers short poems about each of the chemical elements. The site, iSciFiStory.com, asked people to write haiku about their favorites.

Chemical elements make up the staggering variety of molecules that combine to form DNA, cellular organelles, cells, tissues, and organs in the human body.

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150 years ago, Russian chemist Dmitrii Mendeleev created the periodic table of the elements, revolutionizing chemistry.

Professor Brian Cox demonstrates how the chemical elements are made in the death throes of a dying star in this video resource for Key Stage 3/4 and GCSE.

The Periodic Table of Chemical Elements is more than just a guide or catalogue of the entire known atoms in the universe; it is essentially a window on the universe, helping to expand our ...

In order to find the chemical properties of super-heavy elements, chemists must conduct one of the world's most demanding chemical experiments in a matter of seconds.