Scientists use the periodic table to quickly refer to information about an element, like atomic mass and chemical symbol. The periodic table’s arrangement also allows scientists to discern trends in ...

While you're watching, look out for where different elements are found in the periodic table. Mrs Roberts: So, here I have an empty pop can. This is made of aluminium. Aluminium is an element.

Mendeleev countered this somewhat in his book The Principles of Chemistry in 1891: "I consider it well to observe that no law of nature, however general ... Up until this point the atomic number ...

The answer may be no, and here’s why ... when the additions to the periodic table will end. Richard Feynman famously predicted that the table will end with element 137. However, other ...

Of particular interest is the naming of element 118. Because element 118 falls within group 18 of the periodic table, it is a noble gas, with a particular naming pattern. each of the elements in ...

These superheavy elements are the purview of a small group stretching the boundaries of chemistry. Can they extend the periodic table beyond the 118 in it now? Find out scientists are using particle ...

Particle-accelerator study focuses on the r-process thought to be responsible for forming elements heavier than iron ...