how do I memorize ALL the elements in the periodic table AND their SYMBOLS?

Question

pleaseee????

Answer 1

Listen...I'm a Ph.D. Chemist and I have NEVER memorized all the elements in the periodic table and their symbols...

My limited brain space is best reserved for other things. That's the Einstein principle --> he never remember a phone number, for he thought that to be silly because one could look it up :-)

Answer 2

Try this if you have time and other desperate victims of chem.:

Cover each element on the table with a cardboard square. You can draw the symbol on one side of the square and the element name on the other. To earn a square, correctly name the element's symbol, or the element's name depending on which side's face up. Whoever ends up with the fewest squares has to do a truth or dare that the one with the most squares gets to pick. (keep your friends by picking from a hat instead) This method familiarizes you with the location on the table at the same time you learn the elements and symbols. When you test yourself, use blank tables and fill them in with both element and symbol. See how the atomic numbers fall in the table and think about making up a set of squares to make the game harder just using the numbers.
Why bother learning the table itself? It's a visual aid to learning the elements. Breaking the elements up into smaller groups makes it easier to learn them and the table has already done that. Knowing where an element is placed in the table tells you something about it's properties. You'll be well positioned to score extra credit points should the opportunity arise. If none of those inspire you, try this: wicked chemistry teachers have been known to hand out blank periodic tables for you to fill in completely as part of your final. Have fun. Well, good luck, anyway.

Answer 3

Here's how I did it: first I learned what the symbols were for all of the elements (getting straight which symbols went with Thorium, Thulium and Thallium). Then I just memorized the periodic table as if it contained a few words, some of them very long:
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I haven't learned the elements added since the 70's.

Answer 4

First,make a list of the elements in the periodical table and their symbols. Then, memorize the elements with the corresponding symbol. When you have already memorized the table,try to ask your friend to let you recite it,every mistakes you have done,you will do a consequence so you will be afraid to recite it incorrect and then you can memorized it..

Answer 5

Give yourself plenty of time. I had to try to associate all the symbols with sentences I could remember. It worked a little, but hopefully you'll have more success than I.

Answer 6

use some sort of mnemonic device that will help you remember. What helped me remember was to start at the beginning of the table and say each element in order.

Answer 7

just make some acronyms for each row or column of the periodic table and try to memorize it. i hope tht helps u.
note: i have myself been trying to memorize them and it really worked!!!

all the best.

Answer 8

Try simple molarity equations with a variety of solutions and compounds. The practise in calculating molar mass and concentrations will also be of benefit to your chemistry

Answer 9

Two words: Flash Cards

Take some time and do a few each day, gradually adding the stack. Just keep doing them over and over. It'll work, trust me.

Answer 10

practice. get a study buddy and ask them to quiz you until you get it. use picture and word association if you have to. Visual association is probably the most effective though.