Any clues on an easy way to memorize the periodic table of elements?
2007-02-27 03:16:49 · 11 answers · asked by Sam4Pres 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It's a little out of date now, but you might want to look at Tom Lehrer's song about the table of elements.
2007-02-27 03:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by Dharma Nature 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As a bio-chem undergrad. I find that I didn't memorize the first two rows the table on purpose. Memorization of the first two rows come from doing homework problems over and over again. By the time you get thru introductory and general chemistry, you'll at least know the atomic number and mass of H, N, C, and O in the back of your head. Probably even a few other elements such as Cl, Fl, B, S, I, Na, Li, Fe..etc.. But a few of my instructors has mentioned, except for a few mostly used elements, the rest of the periodic table should be used as tools, not memorized.
2007-02-27 03:27:34 · answer #2 · answered by Kc_1114 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One tip is learn first the easy elements. Most of them are in latin.
For example: Carbon C, Nitrogen N, Fluor F, Then some common elements that aren't in latin: Gold Au, Silver Ag, Steel Fe... And so on... finally you learn the funny elements: Antimonium Sb, ....
2007-02-27 03:40:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I find that the way its laid out actually helps.
Learn it by groups rather than trying to remember each atomic number and its element in number order.
2007-02-27 03:20:46 · answer #4 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i would just say that it takes time...i havent studied to memorize, i just have studied it throughout the years in my reading, calculating and experimenting. It will all make sense maybe one day:)
2007-02-27 03:27:32 · answer #5 · answered by appelstina 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i only memorized exactly what i had to. most profs let you have one for the tests so what's the point of memorizing?
2007-02-27 03:53:36 · answer #6 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
make up stupid things to remember them, maybe you could think of a person you know and match there anitials to the symbols on the periodic table. it worked for me!
2007-02-27 03:20:25 · answer #7 · answered by Abigail 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
study, study and study some more.... so that you could memorize the damn thing.... dont worry i never memorized it but.... i downloaded the periodic table on my mac....
2007-02-27 03:19:47 · answer #8 · answered by CoLLEgE dUdE 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah get a photographic memory. LOL
2007-02-27 03:19:44 · answer #9 · answered by Army Boy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read it again and again and again. That's how I did it.
2007-02-27 03:18:42 · answer #10 · answered by Brian L 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋