Monthly Archives: May 2015


Liquid Fluorine
Fluorine is the ninth element of the periodic table. These fluorine facts contain chemical and physical data along with general information and history. Basic Fluorine Facts Name: Fluorine Atomic Number: 9 Element Symbol: F Group: 17 Period: 2 Block: p Element Family: halogen Atomic Mass: 18.998 403 163(6) Electron Configuration: [He]2s22p5 (shorthand) or 1s22s22p5 (full) Discovery: Henri Moissan in 1886Fluorine was known to exist for […]

Fluorine Facts


Green Aurora in Iceland (Anne Helmenstine)
Oxygen is the eighth element of the periodic table. It is atomic number 8 with element symbol O. Oxygen is best known as the element we need in order to breathe, but it has many other interesting properties. These oxygen facts contain chemical and physical data along with general information and history. Basic […]

Oxygen Facts


Saturn's Moon Titan
Nitrogen is the seventh element of the periodic table. These nitrogen facts contain chemical and physical data along with general information and history. Basic Nitrogen Facts Name: Nitrogen Atomic Number: 7 Element Symbol: N Group: 15 Period: 2 Block: p Element Family: nonmetal Atomic Mass: [14.006 43; 14.007 28] IUPAC guidelines. For single value, use 14.0067. Electron Configuration: [He]2s22p3 (shorthand) or 1s22s22p3 (full) Discovery: Daniel Rutherford […]

Nitrogen Facts – Element Number 7 or N




Boron Atom
Boron is the fifth element of the periodic table. These boron facts contain chemical and physical data along with general information and history. Basic Boron Facts Name: Boron Atomic Number: 5 Element Symbol: B Group: 13 Period: 2 Block: p Element Family: metalloid Atomic Mass: [10.806; 10.821] IUPAC guidelines. For single value, use 10.811. Electron Configuration: [He]2s22p1 (shorthand) or 1s22s22p1 (full) […]

Boron Facts


Periodic Table - Elements of the Human Body
Can you name the elements in the human body and what they do? Nearly 99% of the mass of your human body consists of just 6 chemical elements: oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus. Another 5 elements make up most of the last percentage point: potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, […]

Elements in the Human Body and What They Do



Gemstone Wordsearch 2
Wordsearch puzzles are always fun. This gemstone wordsearch puzzle adds to the fun with the names of 31 different gemstones. The gemstone names can run vertically, horizontally or diagonally. Click the image to view the full-sized puzzle or download the PDF to print yourself a copy. If you need a […]

31 Flavors of Gemstone Wordsearch Puzzle


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


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