Periodic Table of the Elements by VNCI

Periodic Table of the Elements Periodic Table of the elements

1 H HYDROGEN

HYDROGEN HYDROGEN 1

with some chemical applications with some chemical applications

LITHIUM

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This double sided wall chart depicts the elements with illustrations and descriptions. On the reverse side are QR codes, so you can use your smartphone to link to a video on each element at MAGNESIUM MAGNESIUM 12 12periodicvideos.com with an option for you to note the name of MAGNESIUM 1211 SODIUM 11 SODIUM SODIUM 11 Enjoy our interactive Periodic Table of Elements flash bulbs flash bulbs street lightingflash bulbs street lighting street lighting alloy rims, aircraft, racing alloy rims, aircraft, racing each element rims, aircraft, racing detergents, removal detergents, grease removal detergents, grease removal grease alloy SODIUM 11 firebricksMAGNESIUM bikes, bikes, firebricks 12

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Appearance in nature IRON HYDROGEN

mainly in the form of its compounds

1 gas

MERCURY

80 liquid

SODIUM

11 solid (this element 43 solid (this element does

not occur in nature and is prepared artificially)

BORON

BORON5

Ne NEON 109 FLUORINE 9 9 8 NEON CARBON6 5 NITROGEN 6 NITROGEN 7 7 6 OXYGEN OXYGEN8 7 FLUORINE 8 NeNEON10 C CARBON F FLUORINE N NITROGEN O OXYGEN

CB C

BORON 5 B CARBON

NC N

ON O

FO F

Ne F Ne

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GOLD

mainly in the elemental form

SULFUR

both in the elemental form and as compounds

occurs naturally) TECHNETIUM

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Enjoy our interactive Periodic Table of Elements

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detectors smoke detectors nuclear occur in nature occur in natureoccur in nature occur nature occur in nature occur in nature occur in nature from uranium fuel rods, fromstation uranium fuel uranium fuel rods, occurinin nature, made in occur innuclear nature,reactors, made in nuclear nuclear nuclearores breederuranium reactorsores occur in nature, made nuclear breeder reactors MEITNERIUM 109 breeder reactors PROTOACTINIUM Pa for precursor for emitter, precursor for 112, 113, 114,DARMSTADTIUM 115, 116, 118glasses, 112, 113,gas 114,mantles 115,110 116, 118 gas mantles 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118 nuclear reactor fuelmeasuring nuclear thickness reactormeasuring fuel nuclear fuel counterweights glass thickness of glass of glassthickness ofmeasuring counterweights counterweights used used in neutron detectors used inreactor neutron detectors in neutron detectors nuclear emitter, reactorsprecursoremitter, lens glasses, lens glasses, gas mantles nuclear reactors nuclear reactors lens

Ra Ac Ac Ra Fr Ra Ac ACTINIUM 89 RADIUM 88 8988 8887 ACTINIUM FRANCIUM 87 FRANCIUM FRANCIUM 87 AcACTINIUM RaRADIUM FrRADIUM Fr Fr

FRANCIUM

radioactive, toxic, does not occur in nature

RADIUM

radioactive, toxic, found in uranium ores

ACTINIUM

CERIUM Ce

THORIUM Th THORIUM 90 Th

radioactive, toxic, rarely occurs in nature

112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118

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THORIUM 90 Th

THORIUM Th

ROENTGENIUM

111

filament coatings nuclear breeder reactors lens glasses, gas mantles

9190

YTTERBIUM Yb 70

LUTETIUM Lu

NEPTUNIUM 93 Pu Np 9493 PuAMERICIUM Np 9392 NpPLUTONIUM PLUTONIUM PLUTONIUM 94 Am Pu 9594 AmCURIUM FERMIUM 100 Fm 100 Md URANIUM 92 UNEPTUNIUM EINSTEINIUM EINSTEINIUM 99 FmFERMIUM Es 10099Fm MENDELEVIUM MENDELEVIUM MENDELEVIUM 101 No Md102 101 No LAWRENCIUM URANIUM U URANIUM EINSTEINIUM Es Cf 9998 EsFERMIUM Md 101 NOBELIUM NOBELIUM 102 LAWRENCIUM NoLr 103 102 LrLAWRENCIUM 103 Lr 103 91 91 92 U NEPTUNIUM AMERICIUM AMERICIUM 95 Cm CURIUM Am 9695 Cm BERKELIUM CURIUM 96 CmBk BERKELIUM 97CALIFORNIUM Bk CALIFORNIUM 97 CfCALIFORNIUM 98 NOBELIUM 9796 Bk BERKELIUM Cf 98

radioactive, toxic, found in uranium ores

URANIUM U

reactor core breeding material nuclear reactor fuel counterweights

NEPTUNIUM Np

radioactive, toxic, obtained from uranium fuel rods, used in neutron detectors

PLUTONIUM Pu nuclear batteries: space station nuclear reactor fuel

AMERICIUM Am

crystal research smoke detectors measuring thickness of glass

CURIUM Cm

radiation source

BERKELIUM Bk

Element 118 radioactive, toxic, does not occur in nature, made in nuclear reactors

CALIFORNIUM Cf 98

toxic,118made in Element 118 radioactive, Element nuclear reactors, neutron emitter, precursor for Element 118

100

EINSTEINIUM Es 99

FERMIUM Fm

radioactive, toxic, does not occur in nature

MENDELEVIUM Md 101 radioactive, toxic, does not occur in nature

NOBELIUM No

102

radioactive, toxic, does not occur in nature

LAWRENCIUM Lr 103 radioactive, toxic, does not occur in nature