Jan 1, 2016 | Elements, Symbols, The Periodic Table |
IUPAC’s confirmation of four new elements, 113, 115, 117 and 118, was announced a couple of days ago with very little fanfare, and in the process, period 7 of the periodic table was completed! Of course, if you happen to follow my blog, you’ll know that...
Aug 15, 2015 | Books, Chemical Heritage Foundation, Disappearing Spoon, The Periodic Table |
Very exciting news! A couple of weeks ago I signed a contract with the Hachette Book Group USA, to adapt Sam Kean’s Disappearing Spoon for young readers. Yeah, THAT Disappearing Spoon! Any chemistry teacher who has ever made a list of non-fiction, extra reading for...
Jul 14, 2015 | Chemical Heritage Foundation, Elements, How to Make A Universe With 92 Ingredients, Société de Chimie Industrielle, Symbols, The Periodic Table, The Periodic Table - 'Elements With Style' |
Here’s the Slide Deck form last night’s #dingleelements Science on Tap Talk at National Mechanics here in Philadelphia. . @adchempages signing this little girl’s shirt and handout is the most adorable thing I’ve seen all day....
Jul 2, 2015 | Nuclear Chemistry, The Periodic Table |
Well maybe not, but there seems to be a decent chance that at least two of the elements that are currently not formally recognized by IUPAC, could be on the brink of being added to the periodic table by having their discoveries officially confirmed. If that were to...
Jun 4, 2013 | AP, AP TOPIC 07, The Periodic Table |
My recent conversation with Eric Scerri that spawned this post, was initially provoked by his article from the previous week in Scientific American. It got me thinking about an old AP exam question from 2006, that asked about the as yet undiscovered element 119. That...
Jun 2, 2013 | 2013-14 Curriculum, AP, AP TOPIC 03, The Periodic Table |
Yeah, that’s an inelegant title to say the least, but behind it is an elegant piece of chemistry that is struggling to get recognition. Yesterday I had the enormous pleasure and privilege to chat with UCLA chemistry professor and venerable author and expert on...
