The Periodic Table of the Elements,
in Pictures

Elements in
Pictures (1 page)
Elements
in Pictures and Words (2 pages)
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This pictorial periodic table is colorful, fun, and packed with
information. In addition to the element's name,
symbol, and atomic number, each element box has a drawing of one
of the element's main human uses or natural occurrences. The table
is color-coded to show the chemical groupings. Small symbols pack
in additional information: solid/liquid/gas, color of element, common
in the human body, common in the earth's crust, magnetic metals,
noble metals, radioactive, and rare or never found in nature. It
does not overload kids with a lot of detailed numbers, like atomic
weights and valence numbers.
Note: "Elements in Pictures" and "Elements in Words" are
a set. Either may stand alone, but they work best together.
Note: I will update these periodic tables when new
element names are officially endorsed by the IUPAC. The proposed
name of element 112 is Copernicium (Cn). |
The Periodic Table of the Elements,
in Words

Elements in
Words (1 page)
Elements
in Pictures and Words (2 pages)
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This textual periodic table is packed with even more information. In
addition to the element's name, symbol, and atomic number, each
element box contains a textual description of the element's physical
properties and a list of several of its human uses and/or natural
occurrences. The table is color-coded to show the chemical groups,
and each group is described in a panel of the same color. Other
info panels describe atomic structure, chemical bonding, and radioactivity.
It does not overload kids with a lot of detailed numbers, but it
does provide some simple rules-of-thumb about atomic weights and
valence numbers.
See also: The Elements
— Quick Descriptions, Uses and Occurrences contains most
of the same information, but in a less graphical, more textual
html format. It also contains handy links to search for more
info about each use. |
The Periodic Table of the Elements,
in Pictures and Words

Elements in Pictures and Words (1
big page)
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This has both "Elements in Pictures" and "Elements in Words"
combined on a single page. |
The Periodic Table of the Elements,
in Pictures (Simplified)

Elements in Pictures (Simplified)
(1 page)
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This is exactly the same as "Elements in Pictures" above, but with
less information. The fine print — the legend
boxes and the small symbols — have been removed. Use this if you
want a cleaner image with less visual clutter, or you want less information,
or you want to print smaller or at lower resolution.
See also: Plain Periodic Table |
Atomic Orbitals

Atomic Orbitals (1 page)
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This color-coded chart shows what atoms look like. This
chart shows all the fundamental atomic electron orbitals as electron
probability density distributions (fuzzy clouds), which is close
as you can get to visualizing what an atom really looks like. The
orbitals are labeled. It describes other ways to visualize atoms,
namely, electron orbits (like planets) and surfaces of constant
probability (bulgy blobs). It has a small periodic table showing
in which order the electron shells are filled.
See also: Plain atomic orbitals
chart |
Atomic Orbitals (Black)

Atomic Orbitals (Black)
(1 page)
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This white-on-black chart shows what atoms look like.This
chart shows all the fundamental atomic electron orbitals as electron
probability density distributions (fuzzy clouds), which is close
as you can get to visualizing what an atom really looks like. The
orbitals are labeled. This elegant chart has little visual clutter.
Note: To print this black chart you'll need a good
printer and you may need to adjust your print settings.
See also: Plain atomic
orbitals chart (black) |
Particles

Particles (1 page)
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This chart shows what the universe is made of. This
chart shows all the elementary particles in the standard model
of particle physics, and many non-elementary particles too. It
starts with the basics: an atom contains a nucleus of protons and
neutrons, which are made of quarks. The chart organizes all the
important particles and classes of particles: elementary fermions
(quarks, leptons, electrons, neutrinos), elementary bosons (photons,
W and Z bosons, gluons, gravitons, higgs), composite particles
(hadrons, baryons, protons, neutrons, mesons), anti-particles,
and predicted supersymmetry particles.
Note: In the coming years, physicists may discover
new particles or significantly revise the standard model of particle
physics, due to new experimental results from colliders, such as
the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and new observations from telescopes.
See also: Plain list of
particles, standard and hypothetical. |
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