Daily Archives: May 19, 2015

Scrabble Periodic Table — This fun Scrabble periodic table wallpaper has tiles designed to look like Scrabble tiles. The background is a stylized Scrabble board. Each tile contains the element’s atomic number, element symbol, element name and atomic mass. The table is optimized to fit on a widescreen monitor with resolution 1920×1080. Click the […]

Scrabble Periodic Table Wallpaper

This entry was posted on May 19, 2015 by Todd Helmenstine

Beryllium Crystal — Beryllium is the fourth element of the periodic table. These beryllium facts contain chemical and physical data along with general information and history. Basic Beryllium Facts Name: Beryllium Atomic Number: 4 Element Symbol: Be Group: 2 Period: 2 Block: s Element Family: Alkaline Earth Atomic Mass: 9.012182(3) Electron Configuration: [He]2s2 (shorthand) or 1s22s2 (full) Discovery: Louis-Nicholas Vauquelin in 1798.Vauquelin was investigating […]

Beryllium Facts

This entry was posted on May 19, 2015 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on May 2, 2021)

White Smoke Bomb (THX0477, Flickr) — It’s really easy to make a homemade smoke bomb without potassium nitrate or ping pong balls. These instructions are for making a smoke bomb from a cold pack and newspapers. It’s simple and there is no cooking involved. Cold Pack Smoke Bomb Materials The key ingredient to this smoke bomb is […]

How to Make a Smoke Bomb Without Potassium Nitrate or ...

This entry was posted on May 19, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on May 31, 2022)

Lithium Flame Test — Lithium is atomic number 3 on the periodic table with element symbol Li. Here are a collection of lithium facts, including its properties, uses, and sources. Basic Lithium Facts Name: Lithium Atomic Number: 3 Element Symbol: Li Group: 1 Period: 2 Block: s Element Family: Alkali Metal Atomic Mass: [6.938; 6.997] IUPAC guidelines6.941 is commonly used for a […]

Lithium Facts

This entry was posted on May 19, 2015 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on August 25, 2021)