Atoms, Elements and Isotopes

NASA

Chemistry: K-12 TLC Guide. Molecular Theory: K-12 TLC Guide. Science: K-12 TLC Guide.

The History of Atomic Theory
Atomic Mass
Isotopes
Periodic Table of Elements, States of Matter
Metals
Alkali Metals, Earth Metals
Carbon Family, Halogens, Hydrogen, Metalloids, Nitrogen Family, Noble Gases, Oxygen Family
Lanthanide Group, Actinide Group, Synthetic Elements, Transactinide Group
Sub-Atomic Particles

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Aufbau1:
- Abundances.
- Alloys.
Basics of Nuclear Physics and Fission,
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research.
Brookhaven National Laboratory:
- National Nuclear Data Center.
- Table of the Nuclides.
Cameron University.
Classic Chemistry, Le Moyne College.
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory:

Atomic Data.
Elemental Properties.

National Institute of Standards and Technology:
- Atomic Spectroscopic Data.
- Condensed Matter Physics Data.
- Elemental Data Index.
- Fundamental Atomic and Nuclear Constants.
- Ionization Data.
National Public Radio (audio):
- The Elements by Tom Lehrer: 8/24/00 (1:00).
Science Update (audio: 1:25), American Association for the Advancement of Science:
- Is There a Limit to Man-Made Elements?: 11/23/00.
University of California.

University of Guelph:
- Atomic Data.
- Frequently Asked Questions.
WebElements.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Atomic Mass

Atomic Mass Data, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
National Public Radio:
- Changes in Atomic Weights.
Relative Atomic Mass Calculations, Aufbau1.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Isotopes

K-12 TLC Guide to Radiation.

Soddy, Frederick.
Hydrogen Isotopes and Monarch Butterflies, Monarch Watch.
Isotope Calculations, Aufbau1.
The Isotopes Project, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory:

The ABC's of Nuclear Science.
Glossary of Nuclear Science Terms.
Isotope Explorer.
Nuclear Astrophysics.
Nuclear Moments (pdf).
Radioactive Decay Data.
The Table of Isotopes.
Thermal Neutron Capture.
X-Ray Spectra Periodic Table of Elements.

Table of Radioactive Isotopes, Lund University Laboratory.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Periodic Table
of Elements

Berzelius, Jöns Jakob: K-12 TLC Guide.
Döbereiner, Johann Wolfgang: K-12 TLC Guide.
Mendeleev, Dmitri.
Meyer, Julius Lothar: K-12 TLC Guide.

Atomic Structure and Periodicity, Penn State York.
ChemiCool.
Course Topics, University of Guelph.
DreamWave.
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory:

Black and White (pdf).
Color (pdf).

Periodic Table of Isotopes.
X-Ray Spectra Periodic Table of Elements.

Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Mendeleev's Periodic Table of 1871, Auburn University:
National Public Radio:

NMR Periodic Table, Texas A&M University.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
The Path To The Periodic Table, The Chemical Heritage Foundation.
Periodic Table of X-Ray Properties, Illinois Institute of Technology.
PhysLink.
Proton Don, FunBrain.com.
Royal Society of Chemistry.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.
University of British Columbia.

University of California.

University of Sheffield, England.
A Visual Interpretation of the Table of Elements, Royal Society of Chemistry.
WebElements.
Yahoo!

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Alkali Metals

Davy, Humphrey: K-12 TLC Guide.

How Stuff Works:
- What Are Electrolytes?.
- Why Biting on Aluminum Can Be Painful.
Sodium: K-12 TLC Guide.
Potassium: K-12 TLC Guide.

Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm: K-12 TLC Guide.
Kirchhoff, Gustav: K-12 TLC Guide.

WebElements.

Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm: K-12 TLC Guide.
Kirchhoff, Gustav: K-12 TLC Guide.

WebElements.

WebElements.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Earth Metals

Technology: K-12 TLC Guide.

BBC:
- China Assures U.S. on Key Rare Earth Minerals.
- WebElements.
- WebElements.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Carbon Family

Carbon Dioxide: K-12 TLC Guide.
Organic Chemistry: K-12 TLC Guide.

DesertUSA:
- Agate.
- Amethyst.
- Opal.
- Quartz.
  - Petrified Wood.
- Topaz.
- Tourmaline.
- Curl, Robert F., Jr.: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Libby, Willard Frank: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Diamonds: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Global Warming: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Graphene:
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation:
- Deutsche Welle:
- Living on Earth:
- National Public Radio:
  - Carbon Power.
  - Global Warming: It's All About Carbon.
- Smithsonian Magazine:
- The Weather Notebook, Mount Washington Observatory:
- WebElements.
- Carbon 3 Ways Online Student Activity, MathMol, NYU.
Silicon:

Berzelius, Jöns Jakob: K-12 TLC Guide.

WebElements.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Halogens

Berzelius, Jöns Jakob: K-12 TLC Guide.
Davy, Humphrey: K-12 TLC Guide.

DesertUSA:
- Fluorite.
- Halite.
- Topaz.
How Stuff Works:
- What Are Electrolytes?.
National Public Radio (audio):
- India Using Iodine-free Salt: 11/25/00 (6:10).
Science Update (audio: 1:25),
American Association for the Advancement of Science:
- Sea Salt and Ground-level Ozone: 03/06/01.
- Davy, Humphrey: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC): K-12 TLC Guide.
- History Channel.
- National Public Radio:
- WebElements.
- WebElements.
- National Public Radio:
- WebElements.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Balmer, Johann Jakob: K-12 TLC Guide.
Cavendish, Henry: K-12 TLC Guide.
Rydberg, Johannes Robert: K-12 TLC Guide.
Urey, Harold: K-12 TLC Guide.

Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel: K-12 TLC Guide.

Discovery of Hydrogen:

Infoplease.
Michigan Tech.

Hydrogen Isotopes and Monarch Butterflies, Monarch Watch.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Nitrogen Family

Rutherford, Daniel: K-12 TLC Guide.

Alchemy of Air, National Public Radio.
BBC:

Meteorites Could Have Carried Nitrogen to Earth.

Farms, Factories, and a Dangerous Nitrogen Overload.

Schenectady County Community College.
Using Nitrogen in Racing Tires, How Stuff Works.
WebElements.

Oxides:

Ozone: K-12 TLC Guide.

Columbia University.
Le Moyne College.
Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust.
Max Planck Institute.
Stockholm Environment Institute.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Nitrous Oxide:

Fact Monster.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Living on Earth:

Clams Belching Nitrous Oxide.

National Public Radio:

Nitrous Oxide: A Necessary Evil of Agriculture.

Royal Society of Chemistry.
Science News.

Marketplace.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Noble Gases

Ramsay, William: K-12 TLC Guide.

Landau, Lev: K-12 TLC Guide.
Lee, David: K-12 TLC Guide.

NASA:
- Superfluid Helium-4.
WebElements.

K-12 TLC Guide to the Neon Light.

WebElements.

National Public Radio: 8/24/00 (audio: 3:30).
WebElements.

Travers, Morris William: K-12 TLC Guide.

Jefferson Lab.
Mineral Information Institute.
Tiscali.
WebElements.

Radon, National Safety Council.

Teacher Lesson Plan.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Oxygen Family

Combustion: K-12 TLC Guide.
Priestley, Joseph: K-12 TLC Guide.

National Public Radio:

Joseph Priestley and 'the Invention of Air'.

WebElements.

Selenium:

Berzelius, Jöns Jakob: K-12 TLC Guide.

WebElements.

Sulfur-rich Cueva De Villa Luz: K-12 TLC Guide.
The Weather Notebook, Mount Washington Observatory:

Haze:
- Part 1.
- Part 2.

Klaproth, Martin Heinrich: K-12 TLC Guide.

Jefferson Lab.
WebElements.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Metalloids

Mendeleev, Dmitri.

WebElements.

Curie, Marie: K-12 TLC Guide.

Smithsonian Magazine.
WebElements.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Lathanides

Klaproth, Martin Heinrich: K-12 TLC Guide.

Jefferson Lab.
WebElements.

Jefferson Lab.
WebElements.

Jefferson Lab.
WebElements.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Actinides

Berzelius, Jöns Jakob: K-12 TLC Guide.

WebElements.

Seaborg, Glenn T.: K-12 TLC Guide.

WebElements.

Meitner, Lise: K-12 TLC Guide.

WebElements.

WebElements.

Curie, Marie: K-12 TLC Guide.
Seaborg, Glenn T.: K-12 TLC Guide.

WebElements.

Seaborg, Glenn T.: K-12 TLC Guide.

WebElements.

WebElements.

WebElements.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Synthetic Elements

Webelements.

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

Transactinide Group

Atoms,
Elements
&
Isotopes

K-12 TLC Guide to Timelines & Chronologies

1848
Aug 19	New York Herald Reports the Discovery of Gold in California
1942
Aug 20	Visible Amount of Plutonium First Isolated at U. of Chicago

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This guide last edited 01/27/2012
This guide last revised 03/27/2010