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Beryllium Facts
This section is all about beryllium (Be). Discover some facts about the chemical element beryllium, like what is its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and other facts about beryllium.
Boron Facts
This section is all about boron (Bo). Discover some facts about the chemical element boron, like what is its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and other facts about boron.
Carbon Facts
This section is all about carbon (C). Discover some facts about the chemical element carbon, like what is its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and other facts about carbon.
Fluorine Facts
This section is all about fluorine (F). Discover some facts about the chemical element fluorine, like what is its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and other facts about fluorine.
Helium Facts
This section is all about helium (He). Discover some facts about the chemical element helium, like what is its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and other facts about helium.
Hydrogen Facts
This section is all about hydrogen (H). Discover some facts about the chemical element hydrogen, like what is its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and other facts about hydrogen.
Lithium Facts
This section is all about lithium (Li). Discover some facts about the chemical element lithium, like what is its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and other facts about lithium.
Neon Facts
This section is all about neon (Ne). Discover some facts about the chemical element neon, like what is its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and other facts about neon.
Nitrogen Facts
This section is all about nitrogen (N). Discover some facts about the chemical element nitrogen, like what is its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and other facts about nitrogen.
Oxygen Facts
This section is all about oxygen (O). Discover some facts about the chemical element oxygen, like what is its symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and other facts about oxygen.
The periodic table and the chemical elements that make it up are central and an indispensable part of modern-day chemistry. All the elements found on the periodic table of elements are the building blocks of everything on our planet and the known universe. That’s not to say more chemical elements won’t be discovered or synthesized in the future. The original periodic table was created by Russian chemist and inventor Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869. While Mendeleev wasn’t the only person to develop a periodic system, his would impact the scientific community and become the standard.
Each chemical element is assigned a symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, group, period, and block. The symbol is an abbreviation used to identify the element. The atomic number is the total number of protons in the nucleus of each atom for that element. The atomic weight is the total number of protons, electrons, and electrons in an atom for that element. The group is a collection of chemical elements that have similar chemical or physical properties. The period, or row, is chemical elements that have the same number of electron shells. The block is a set of chemical elements unified by the atomic orbitals their valence electrons or vacancies lie in.