A vertical column on the periodic table is called a group or sometimes a family. Elements within the same group share similar chemical properties because they have the same number of valence electrons ...

In this episode, Dr Sunayana Bhargava and Tulela Pea look at Groups 1, 7 and 0 of the Periodic table, exploring the properties of the elements in each Group. Suitable for: AQA, Edexcel, OCR. For more ...

Click to legibilize. A periodic table showing where the discoveries of the different elements were carried out. Photo: Jamie Gallagher In this wonderful riff on the periodic table, science ...

For starters, elements 114 and 116 don't occur in nature. So don't look for them in your backyard. That's because they were made in a lab. Which may seem like cheating, but that's how it's done these ...

The orderly periodic table—often printed with just the chemical symbol and atomic weight of its 118 elements—doesn't quite manage to convey to nonscientists the richness of what these substances bring ...

To expand the periodic table, it might be time to go titanium. A new study lays the groundwork to expand the periodic table with a search for element 120, to be made by slamming electrically charged ...