Well firework colors are created by using a variety of different elements found on the periodic table, with some elements ...

The oldest known periodic table in world has been discovered at the University of St Andrews. Dated back to 1885, the table was created only 16 years after Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev ...

By the periodic table’s logic, all d-block elements should have filled s orbitals. But copper defies that logic. It should have the electron configuration [Ar] 3d 9 4s 2.

The periodic table is arranged in order of increasing atomic number (left to right, top to bottom). It ranges from element 1 (hydrogen H ) in the top left, to the newly approved element 118 ...

The periodic table captures a subtle pattern that runs through the chemical elements , the fundamental building blocks of everything around us: from the aluminium in bike frames to the xenon gas ...

There's a clever design to the Periodic Table. Can you guess why every element has its own special spot? See if you're right with BBC Bitesize.

150 years ago, Russian chemist Dmitrii Mendeleev created the periodic table of the elements, revolutionizing chemistry. Skip to content Subscribe or renew today ...

This year, the periodic table of chemical elements celebrates its 150th birthday. As the candles on the cake are lit, it's time to test your knowledge, with our quiz.