Of the many elements discovered in the past years, Silver is a species that catches my eye. Silver has been known since ancient times. I love silver because it's the only thing I wear when it comes to jewelry, but my love for this element had grown since I've learned how much more we use silver in...

Neodymium My element's name is Neodymium. Neodymium was discovered in 1925 by C.F. Aver von Welsbach in Austria. This element got it's name from the Greek words neos, which means new, and didymos, which means twin. Nd is the atomic symbol and it is in group IIIA, which is the rare ear...

Aim: In this coursework I aim to investigate whether changing the concentration of Hydrochloric acid and Distilled water will affect the reaction time in which it takes to dissolve an amount of magnesium strips. Introduction: The experiment we have conducted as part of our GCSE Coursework is ...

Iron comes from the Latin word ferrum. From ferrum its symbol became Fe. The atomic number of iron is 26, and its atomic weight is 55.845. Iron is a magnetic, bendable, shiny white metallic element. Pure iron has a hardness that ranges from 4 to 5. It is soft and ductile. Iron can be easily magnet...

Through out time scientists have been fascinated by the wonders and creations of earth. From minerals to natural resources theses marvels had mesmerized people through out the centuries. One major factor in this is the discovery of elements and how everything is put together. It takes time and effor...

Cobalt My report is about the element Cobalt. Cobalt is the 27th element on the periodical table and has an atomic number of twenty-seven. It has a symbol of Co. Cobalt¹s atomic weight is 58.9332. It has a melting point of 1,490š C. and a boiling point of 2,900š C. Cobalt looks almost exactly lik...

Iridium, a rare, white metallic element, appearing 77th on the Periodic Table, shares some characteristics as the other elements, however being unique as it is, offers far more than a rare and metallic appearance. It also bares the concept of being one of the hardest metals, extremely dense metals...

Uranium was first discovered by Martin Klaproth in 1789. Although he discovered it in a compound, he named it Uranium after the planet Uranus. It was later found in its pure form by Eugene Peligot in 1841. It can be found in ores of pitchblende, carnote, and torbernite. With an atomic nu...

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. ...

Atomic # 18 Argon (Ar) Atomic Mass: 39.948 amu Isotopes: Isotope Protons Neutrons Electrons Ar-36 36 4 36 Ar-37 37 3 37 Ar-38 38 2 38 Ar-39 39 1 ...

All matter, both living and nonliving, is composed of basic structures called elements. There are only 92 naturally occurring elements. Elements are what they are because they cannot be broken down to substances with different properties. Elements contain tiny particles called atoms. There is o...

HOW PLANTS GROW Photosynthesis is the process plants use to make their own food. In order for a plant to grow, it needs several things. It required Water, sunlight and nutrients. The nutrients plants need for a good Health are typically divided into three groups; macronutrients...

My name is Bon, and I am a carbon atom. I am a non-metal element, living in the north eastern region of the periodic table, in Period 2, Group IV, which means I have two occupied shells and contain 4 electrons in my valance shell. I am universally renowned from my chemical symbol of C, and distingui...

Nitrogen Nitrogen is nonmetallic, odorless, colorless, and tasteless gas. Nitrogen makes up about 78% of the earth's atmosphere. Rutherford discover nitrogen in 1772. On the periodic table of elements Nitrogen is diatomic and has the chemical symbol of "N". The atomic number ...

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...

Fluorine Fluorine is in many of the items we use everyday, such as water, toothpaste, and air conditioners. The name fluorine came from the Latin word fluo, which means, "flowing". Fluorine is the 13th or 14th most abundant element on earth. It is classified as a halogen on the per...

Hydrogen and its Uses Hydrogen, the simplest element, it composed of one proton and one electron. It makes up more than 90% of the composition of the universe. More than 30% of the mass of the sun is atomic hydrogen. It is the third most abundant element in the earth's surface, and is ...

The choice of the caskets is the method by which Portia's husband would be chosen, created by her deceased father. There are three caskets lined up: one is gold, another is silver, and the third is lead. Each suitor picks one, and if the correct one is chosen, they win Portia's hand in m...

Although emeralds and beryl were known to ancient civilizations, they were first recognized as the same mineral by Abbe Hauy in 1798. Later that year, Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin, a French chemist, discovered that an unknown element was present in emeralds and beryl. Attempts to isolate the new eleme...

Neptunium What the heck is Neptunium? That is the question that first popped into my mind when I saw this name. I mean, I've heard of neptune, its obviously a celestial body in the heavens that we petty earthlings refer to as a planet, or planeta for my spanish speaking friends. But nep...

I am writing about an element known as lanthanum. The name comes from the greek word lanthano, meaning to be hidden or concealed. It was discovered by the Swedish chemist Carl Mosander in 1839. It has the atomic weight of 138.91 and the atomic number of 57. It is found with other rare earth&apo...

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 so...

Feng Shui (pronounced "phung schway") means wind water. It is the Chinese Art of Placement, which brings balance to the energy in an environment (also known as chi). Fung Shui is an ancient science which goes back at least 3500 years. Feng Shui is based on the Taoist viewpoint of nature: including...

It all began in 1764, when an author named, Horace Walpol, created a set of nine gothic elements to add suspense and mystery which he included in his novel, "Castle of Otrnanto". In the film, The Haunting, Dr. Merrill is in charge of a fear experiment, but misleads the volunteers to thinking it is ...