The position of an element on the periodic table provides information about its properties. The majority of elements are metals and they are found on the left and in the middle of the periodic table.

Take your pick from this collection of links about elements and the periodic table! Build an element ball ... Spraying Windex onto the samples produces a color that depends on the metal residing in ...

This year we celebrate the 150 th anniversary of Mendeleev’s achievement in formulating the structure of the periodic table that we use today. He announced his structure in 1869, but the challenge of ...