Periodic Table – Royal Society of Chemistry
WEBPeriodic Table. The Royal Society of Chemistry's interactive periodic table features history, alchemy, podcasts, videos, and data trends across the periodic table. Click the tabs at the top to explore each section. Use the buttons above to change your view of the periodic table and view Murray Robertson’s stunning Visual Elements artwork.
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Chlorine - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBUses and properties. Image explanation. The symbol shows a gas mask. This is because chlorine is a toxic gas, and has been used as a chemical weapon. Chlorine is yellowy-green in colour, as is the image. Appearance. A yellowy-green dense gas with a choking smell. Uses. Chlorine kills bacteria – it is a disinfectant.
Hydrogen - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic …
WEBIt has the lowest density of all gases. Uses. Some see hydrogen gas as the clean fuel of the future – generated from water and returning to water when it is oxidised. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are increasingly being seen as ‘pollution-free’ sources of energy and are now being used in some buses and cars.
Lithium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBLithium is a soft, silvery-white, metal that heads group 1, the alkali metals group, of the periodic table of the elements. It reacts vigorously with water. Storing it is a problem. It cannot be kept under oil, as sodium can, because it is less dense and floats. So it is stored by being coated with petroleum jelly.
Calcium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBCalcium is a silvery-white, soft metal that tarnishes rapidly in air and reacts with water. Uses. Calcium metal is used as a reducing agent in preparing other metals such as thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for aluminium, beryllium, copper, lead and magnesium alloys.
Aluminium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic …
WEBAppearance. Aluminium is a silvery-white, lightweight metal. It is soft and malleable. Uses. Aluminium is used in a huge variety of products including cans, foils, kitchen utensils, window frames, beer kegs and aeroplane parts. This is because of its particular properties.
Phosphorus - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic …
WEBNina Notman. Phosphorus is a non-metal that sits just below nitrogen in group 15 of the periodic table. This element exists in several forms, of which white and red are the best known. White phosphorus is definitely the more exciting of the two.
Sodium - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBSodium is the sixth most common element on Earth, and makes up 2.6% of the Earth’s crust. The most common compound is sodium chloride. This very soluble salt has been leached into the oceans over the lifetime of the planet, but many salt beds or ‘lakes’ are found where ancient seas have evaporated.
Neon - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBNeon is also used to make high-voltage indicators and switching gear, lightning arresters, diving equipment and lasers. Liquid neon is an important cryogenic refrigerant. It has over 40 times more refrigerating capacity per unit volume than liquid helium, and more than 3 times that of liquid hydrogen. Biological role.