The Periodic Table of Milkshakes

       Scientists organize the world in either matter or energy; however, there are many more subcategories. We use the periodic table to organize matter. Well, what is the periodic table? The periodic table is a chart that shows all of the basic elements that make up our ovely little universe. It is arranged into periods and groups. Periods are used to show the number of electron shells an element has. Meanwhile, groups are arranged vertically and have to do with similar configurations of electrons. Bellow is what the periodic table looks like:

     

      

       It took a very long time to come up with this accurate arrangement.  Finally, Russian guy, named Dmitri Mendeleev made the chart in 1869. After much refining, the table finally began catching on.  He set it up in columns and in rows. Something amazing about Mendeleev is that he left extra space for elements that would be used later on. Because of the accuracy of his table, not much about it has changed in the 140 years of its creation. Below is an image of Mendeleev who has lovely facial hair:

 

   

       The periodic table is made up of each square that corresponds to every element. On the middle of the square there is a symbol for the element it represents.  These symbols are international, so everyone in the world can recognize the. Kind of like the scientific name for different flora and fauna. Another important aspect is the atomic number, located at the top of each square, tells the number of protons and electrons an element has. Elements are arranged in order by their atomic numbers. The ones on top are the lightest. The number at the bottom of these squares is the atomic mass. Below is an example of what an element on the periodic table looks like; try to find the symbol atomic number and atomic mass.

 

     

        The why the periodic table is arranged tells us a bunch about an atom; simply by how it’s located. Typically, elements on the left side are metals and elements on the right side are nonmetals. The division of these two types aren’t even however. On the periodic table there are about 2/3 that are metals and only 1/3 non-metals. The periodic table is also grouped in other categories. There are seven of these: Alkali metals, Alkaline-earth metals, Transition metals, Poor metals, Semimetals, and Nonmetals.

        Another interesting fact about the elements on the periodic table is that for elements 92 and higher, they cannot be found in  nature and are made in labs!

        I hope you all liked my blog about the periodic table; I know it looks tough, but I hope this helped you all a little bit!  Just like an elderly learning how Facebook works; I’m sure you’ll get the hang of it eventually.

Bye everyone! Remember: I drink your Milkshake! I drink it up!
-Carly

links for images:
periodic table
hydrogen
Mendeleev