The Periodic table has always been an integral part of science and very important for ones who studied chemistry in school or college. To most of us studying periodic table has always brought nightmares. But, it won’t be the case anymore.
Fun With Periodic Table
Enough of head scratching while looking at the periodic table in the chemistry class! One might wonder why? The periodic table is now made fun and very easy to learn. The elders wish they had such periodic table to make their learning fun but, lucky are the students now.
What’s Changing?
The Periodic table is now no more the simple list of elements. Instead, it also shows how the elements are useful in daily life. The periodic table is made to look more attractive with graphics as well as very interesting facts about how the elements are used daily. This has made chemistry look great and very interesting.
Some Really Cool Examples
Boron the 5th element is explained very well. It is said that it is used in almost everything starting from sports equipment to fertilizers. It sounds like the word moron. It is very well explained with which elements it is grouped with. About nickel, it is explained that as the name suggests, it is used to make coins.
Manganese, Sodium, And Fluorine At Work
Manganese is the transition element used in almost everything which we are not even aware of. They are used in batteries, fertilizers and also in heavy earth movers. The most common element sodium is found in salt. We may not know that it is used in making soap and glass. The unexpected reactive gas fluorine is a part of fluorescent lights, non-stick pans and in our toothpaste.
Rarest Of The Rare Information
It is interesting to know that, platinum is used is labs for experiments and also in spark plugs in the car. It is the non-corroding element that controls pollution. Potassium is not only the part of bananas they are also found at the end of our nerve endings, gunpowder and matches. Holmium is the rarest earth metal used in making computer disks and glass filters. This soft element provides power to lasers. Americium may not be a part of the American flag but it is definitely a part of smoke detectors which is very interesting to know.
