See the periodic table in context at WebElements
November 3, 2008
I was never great at remembering the periodic table, except for knowing the symbol for iron is “Fe” for “ferrous,” which sounds like my last name. Maybe I struggled with the rest of the table because I didn’t have an equally catchy way to relate the other elements to my life. Too bad I didn’t have WebElements back then.
WebElements lets you look at the periodic in different contexts, depending on your specialty or interest area. For example, if you’re a biology teacher, you can click on the Biology tab. Then if you select, say, hydrogen, WebElements will display information on hydrogen most relevant to biology. Same goes for physics, chemistry, geology, and even history (some elements, like gold, are more historically interesting than stuff like caesium or ununtrium). For English majors like me, you can hear an audio pronunciation for each element — now I can say ununquadium properly (it comes up more often than you’d think).
The best thing about WebElements is that it lets you learn about the elements in whatever context works best for you. If they ever add an “English” tab, I may just have to become a scientist myself. -BILL FERRIS
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