Dimitri Mendeleev & The Periodic Table Derived by Dimitri Mendeleev, the periodic table may be one of the most informational tables contained in chemistry. By leaving gaps in the columns and rows, Mendeleev was allowing for the discovery of undiscovered elements of that time. From the propert...

Dimitri Mendeleev Derived by Dimitri Mendeleev, the periodic table may be one of the most informational tables contained in chemistry. By leaving gaps in the columns and rows, Mendeleev was allowing for the discovery of undiscovered elements of that time. From the properties of the elements surro...

Alchemy There are many ways to examine the subject of alchemy, including alchemy as a source of symbolism, psychology, and mysticism. It has also been an influence on the world view of various writers, artist, and musicians. The focus of this report is alchemy as a pre-chemistry, which gave a ...

Fausto de Elhuyar the man, the myth, the legend lived from 1775-1833. Elhuyar was no ordinary chemist. Along with being the co-discoverer of tungsten, he has written and published many of his works. He was the founder of the Royal school of mines in Mexico. Now that I've given you an overvi...

Aluminum is slivery white, nonmagnetic, no sparking, and extremely light weight. Among all elements Aluminum is 2nd among metals in malleability and 6th in conductibility. At room temperature this metal is a solid. Aluminum's symbol is Al, its atomic number is 13, and it has a mass of 27.0. ...

Our understanding of the atom has changed remarkably over time. At one point, it was considered a solid object. Now, the atom is considered to have a cloud for its electrons. We believe that our notion of the atom has had many changes, and will continue to change until we get it right. The ...

John Dalton once made this famous quote on his work concerning the atom, " We might as well attempt to introduce a new planet into the solar system, or to annihilate one already in existence, as to create or destroy a particle of hydrogen." John Dalton was a British chemist and physicist,...

Personal Background Dmitri Mendeleev was the youngest of at least 14 children in his family. They lived in Tobolosk, Siberia. His father, Ivan, was the director of a gym and his mother, Marya, came from a family that introduced glass and paper making to Siberia. Mendeleev's father died while h...

There are many great chemists in this world; one of the greatest is Glenn T. Seaborg. Before he reached the age of 40, he won the Nobel Prize, he discovered radioisotopes that are used to treat millions of cancer patients, he founded the element that makes atomic bombs explode, and many people sough...

John Dalton was born in September 5,1766 in Eaglesfield in Cumberland, England. Dalton and his family lived in a small country house. His family had been Quakers since 1690. Quakers where members of a society of friends. John had a brother named Mary and A brother named Charles, when he was born h...

John Dalton was an extraordinary English chemist and physicist. He produced many theories and discovered amazing doctrines throughout his life. In the next paragraphs, I will be discussing John Dalton's life and the events that occurred that contributed to our scientific world. John Dalton ...

Alchemy Alchemy is an ancient art, practiced in the Middle ages,used to discover a substance that would transmute common or base metals into gold or silver ,and to find a way of prolonging human life.The main objective of alchemy was to discover a substance called the philosopher's stone.This stone ...

The element Bromine, is a red liquid which is explosive at room temperature and has ared brown vapour. It has an atomic number of 35 and an atomic mass of 79.909. Themelting point of Bromine is -7 deg.C and the boiling point is 58 degC with a relativedensity of 3.1. Bromine is a volatile dense mo...