Ever wondered what makes Hydrogen number 1 on the periodic table? There's a reason. Discover the intelligent design of the periodic table with BBC Bitesize.

Columns in the periodic table are called groups or families. Elements within the same group share similar properties because they have the same number of valence electrons (electrons in the ...

Revise groups in the periodic table for your GCSE chemistry foundation and higher triple science exams with Bitesize interactive practice quizzes covering feedback and common errors.

In 1869, a professor at the University of St. Petersburg, Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (1834–1907), devised a diagram in which he arranged the approximately 60 known chemical elements by order of ...

First established in 1869, the periodic table quickly took the scientific world by storm as a means of properly organizing elements. Beyond being a helpful learning tool, the periodic table ...

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are using the 88-Inch Cyclotron to help steady ...

A group known as UK Sock Knitters has organized a “knit-a-long” in which participants knit socks inspired by one of the periodic table groups.

What sort of periodic table would hang on the wall in Bizarro's classroom? Probably the periodic table of antimatter—the anti–periodic table.

Join us on 16 October to learn about state-of-the-art synthesis coming from one of the world's leading catalysis research ...