Improving the Periodic Table
Find out why the Periodic Table of Elements is systematically brilliant. Also, get two free periodic tables that you can download and print for your classroom or dining room wall.
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Chemical Reactions: Periodic Genius
Chemical reactions are essential. They put the oxygen in our blood, the salt in our food, and the batteries in our cell phones.
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The Difference Between Chemical and Nuclear Reactions
Pull up a chair and sit down to the Periodic Table and Sorting Elements – Part One: The Difference Between Chemical and Nuclear Reactions
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Elements, Heavy Metal, and the Death of Stars
Part Three of Baking an Apple Pie from Scratch (figuratively) explains how stars create heavy elements with more Protons than Iron.
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Forged in the Hearts of Stars
Steven Spence, Part Two of Baking an Apple Pie from Scratch (figuratively). Let’s contemplate the early universe and the elements forged in the hearts of stars.
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Neutrons, the Early Universe, and Apple Pie
Steven Spence contemplates neurons, the early universe, and the origins of the ingredients for the quark-gluon plasma soup, and apple pie.
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Why am I writing a science blog?
Steven Spence shares his motivation for writing his science blog entitled “There be Dragons Everywhere” and the power of asking questions.
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