Arrangement of the Periodic Table | Curriculum Bites

Arrangement of the Periodic Table | Curriculum Bites

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | CBBC | 2003 | 5'11''

Spec references J248: C2.2a, C2.2b, C2.2c J250: C2.2a, C2.2b, C2.2c. This video explains the arrangement of the periodic...

1: Discovering the Elements | Chemistry: A Volatile History

1: Discovering the Elements | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 58'53''

The story of how the elements were discovered and mapped begins with the alchemists who questioned that the world...

2: The Order of the Elements | Chemistry: A Volatile History

2: The Order of the Elements | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 58'49''

Professor Jim Al-Khalili looks at how the early scientists' bid to decode the order of the elements was driven b...

Helium | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Helium | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 2'04''

Norman Lockyer recorded a new yellow line by observing the sun through London smog and, assuming the new element to be a metal, named ...

Gallium | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Gallium | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 1'20''

Gallium is in a liquid state over the widest range of temperatures than any other element.

Bunsen Burner | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Bunsen Burner | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 2'21''

Robert Bunsen was a German chemist responsible for the invention of the Bunsen Burner.

Periodic Table Overview | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Periodic Table Overview | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 1'06''

Spec references J248: C2.2i J250: C2.2i. A quick recap of how the periodic table is arranged including groups, period...

Properties of Group 1 Metals | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Properties of Group 1 Metals | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 2'14''

Spec references J248: C4.1a. Demonstration of reactions of lithium, sodium and potassium with water (Contains hi...

Silicon | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Silicon | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 1'09''

Silicon was discovered by Jöns Jacob Berzelius, a Swedish chemist, in 1824 by heating chips of potassium.

Properties of Potassium | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Properties of Potassium | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 1'02''

Spec references J248: C4.1a J250: C4.1a. Professor Jim Al-Khalili describes properties of potassium and some of its u...

Lavoisier’s Elements | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Lavoisier’s Elements | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 2'47''

Lavoisier was the first scientist to define what an element was.

Oxygen | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Oxygen | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 3'25''

The story of how Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen.

Hydrogen | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Hydrogen | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 4'15''

Cavendish accidentally discovered hydrogen, the first elemental gas, when experimenting with air.

The discovery of phosphorus | Chemistry: A Volatile History

The discovery of phosphorus | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 5'59''

Phosphorus was discovered when Brandt was attempting to isolate gold from his urine.

Mercury | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Mercury | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 2'12''

Mercury is fourteen times heavier than water, and so dense even a steel bolt will float in it.

Mendelleev’s Periodic Table | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Mendelleev’s Periodic Table | Chemistry: A Volatile History

Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table | BBC Four | 2010 | 3'31''

Spec references J248: C2.2i J250: C2.2i. An account of how Mendeleev arranged the elements by atomic mass t...
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