[CHEMISTRY MODULE] Introduction to the Periodic Table and Trends in the Properties of Elements

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We compiled lecture videos for introducing students to the Periodic Table and Trends in the Properties of Elements. We also added a lecture about the Origin of the Elements for advanced-level chemistry classes!

INTRODUCTION to the Periodic Table

Chemistry: Introduction to the Periodic Table The periodic table is the most powerful tool chemists have for organizing chemical information. Without it, che...

Hank gives us a tour of the most important table ever, including the life story of the obsessive man who championed it, Dmitri Mendeleev. The periodic table ...

Trends in the Periodic Table

Across the periodic table, we can elucidate trends (patterns) in atomic properties. In this video, we examine trends for three properties: atomic radius, ion...

Why is the periodic table arranged the way it is? There are specific reasons, you know. Because of the way we organize the elements, there are special patter...

BONUS: Lecture about the Origin of the Elements (Recommended for Advanced Level Chem Classes)

The world around us is made of atoms. Did you ever wonder where these atoms came from? How was the gold in our jewelry, the carbon in our bodies, and the iro...