The periodic table, the basis of which were laid down by Mendeleev in 1869, is one of the great achievements of chemistry. In a single table, chemical properties of the elements can be inscribed, inferred or predicted. Today, the web is full of versions of the periodic table, here is a compilation of them...
BEST PERIODIC TABLES
Either as a professional scientist or a a student, a good periodic table of the elements always comes in handy… Here is my personnal compilation
One of the most popular and complete of the online periodic tables is WebElements by Mark Winter :
http://www.webelements.com/
Want to keep the number one chemistry tool on your PC : here is a great (and free) periodic table software (only for Windows tough) :
http://www.freshney.org/education/pt/index.htm
If you want a more interactive table, try :
http://www.dayah.com/periodic/
Want info about the electronic configuration of your favourite element? This one should not disappoint you :
http://www.touchspin.com/chem/DisplayTable.html
HISTORY OF THE PERIODIC TABLES
For the History of Science buffs among you
A truly amazing site about the history of the elements by Sequium Science http://homepage.mac.com/dtrapp/Elements/elements.html
A great site about the evolution of the periodic table itself, from it’s very beginning to the new, spiral or 3D approach
http://www.meta-synthesis.com/webbook/35_pt/pt.html
VARIATIONS ON THE PERIODIC TABLE
Also of interest, here are a few spins on the periodic table :
The biochemical periodic table, by Steve Toeniskoetter, Jennifer Dommer and Tony Dodge at the University of Minnesota
http://umbbd.msi.umn.edu/periodic/
The periodic table of videos : do not be fooled, it is a real chemistry class about each element, very well done :
http://www.periodicvideos.com/
The periodic table for children at chem4kids.com
http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_intro.html
The periodic table of X-ray properties :
http://www.csrri.iit.edu/periodic-table.html
And the one for NMR spectroscopists :
http://arrhenius.rider.edu/nmr/NMR_tutor/periodic_table/nmr_pt_frameset.html
A periodic table for earth sciences; messy but exhaustive
http://www.gly.uga.edu/railsback/PTPopups2.html
GORGEOUS PERIODIC TABLES
Periodic tables is, after all not only an organization of the elements, but also a visual display of the material world’s ingredients. They do not have to be plain, arial, excel-type things but can become real works of art…
My favorite online display of the periodic table is the one of the Royal Society of Chemistry version (flash and HTML versions available)
http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/visualelements/pages/periodic_table.html
Worth a look to is the Los Alamos National Laboratory Chemistry Division (wich is made with High School students in mind)
http://periodic.lanl.gov/default.htm
You definitely have to see also the periodic table displays by The Red Green & Blue Company.. I want one…
http://www.element-collection.com/index.html
and they got a REAL Periodic Table
THE FUNNY ONES
Chemists can be fun too… no, really, they can…
An auditive periodic table : the eternal classic, the Elements Song, by Tom Lehrer, this time with a flash animation
http://www.privatehand.com/flash/elements.html
By fans of comic books and chemistry, the periodic table of elements int the comics universe
http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/
John Selegue and James Holler, University of Kentucky
The elephant periodic table… hey, why not?
http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_ARTICLEMAIN&node_id=894&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1
AVATARS OF THE TABLE
Either funny of just plain crazy; how to see chemistry… everywhere
Periodic table, lego style...
http://www.frederiksamuel.com/blog/2007/01/lego-4.html
Periodic table can look great on you mug or T-shirt (what doesn’t?)
http://www.webelements.com/shop/product.php/35/dunoon_periodic_table_mug
http://www.scienceteecher.com/periodicnoir.htm
Or on you shower curtain, for a quick revision the morning of the quizz
http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/8a2f/
Bring chemistry at the office with a great periodic table tie (got one myself : huge success at every apparition)
http://www.scienceteecher.com/periodic_table_tie_1_largec.html
Keep your periodic table on your socks… Well, even for me that is going a little too far
http://www.webelements.com/shop/product.php/58/periodic_table_socks
CRAZY PERIODIC TABLES
Can the periodic table be applied to anything? No, really, I mean it anything?
Periodic table of desserts
http://www.eblong.com/zarf/periodic/
Periodic table of condiments (that periodically goes bad)
http://web.mit.edu/dryfoo/www/Info/condiments.html
Periodic table of poetry
http://www.everypoet.com/absurdities/elements/
Periodic table of the internet
http://www.wellingtongrey.net/miscellanea/archive/2007-06-23--periodic-table-of-the-internet.html
Periodic table of blogs
http://www.humbug.com/links/periodic.html
Periodic table of funk
http://www.toshistation.com/funk/funk.htm
Periodic table of visualisation techniques
http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html
Periodic table of ailments
http://thevirtualworld.blogspot.com/2005/06/periodic-table-of-ailments.html
Periodic table of mathematicians
http://www.stetson.edu/~efriedma/periodictable/
Periodic table for creationnists
http://richarddawkins.net/article,1171,n,n
Periodic table of science-fiction
http://www.amazon.com/Periodic-Table-Science-Fiction/dp/B000UY9RQ
Periodic table Posters of Wine, Beer & Drinks
http://www.periodic-table.info/
Periodic table of yoga
http://pretzellogicyoga.com/proddetail.php?prod=pt_poster&PHPSESSID=11ba72cda53cfe048a26ef42da91d7f1
Periodic table of sex
http://www.amazon.com/PERIODIC-TABLE-OF-SEX~/dp/B000E15LLS
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