The periodic table captures a subtle pattern that runs through the chemical elements, the fundamental building blocks of everything around us: from the aluminium in bike frames to the xenon gas in ...

Cations are ions that are positively charged. Anions are ions that are negatively charged. Ions are charged atoms or molecules. If a balanced atom loses one or more electrons, it will become a ...

We got a couple of dustings of snow in northcentral Wisconsin recently. Nothing much, just enough to give everything the look of powdered sugar on a Kwik Trip cake donut, or send one ...

This year is the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements—and today (March 6), the modern version celebrates its 150 th birthday. To find out more about the table and how new ...

The top image is a scanning electron micrograph depicting some chemistry giants shrunk down to microscopic size, with Dimitri Mendeleev (left) and Yuri Oganessian (right) on either side of a super ...

After widespread criticism over the alleged removal of the Periodic Table from Class 10 chemistry textbooks, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has now issued a ...