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What is the Periodic Table?
Ever wanted to know how the modern periodic table was formed? Find out here in our Properties of Matter video detailing the history of the periodic table. Featuring Johann Wolfgang Doberiner, John Alexander Reina Newlands and Dimitri...
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CHEMISTRY - Calculations - Calculating Relative Atomic Mass
So you want to know how to calculate Relative Atomic Mass? In this education video by The Fuse School, you are going to learn about: - How to calculate Relative Atomic Mass - How to calculate Relative Atomic Mass for different elements -...
Professor Dave Explains
Radiometric Dating: Carbon-14 and Uranium-238
When you read about the ages of certain ancient artifacts, or even the age of the earth itself, how do we know such numbers? How can we know that a fossil is precisely 250 million years old? The key technique here is radiometric dating....
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How The Elements Are Laid Out In The Periodic Table
Learn the basics about How the elements are laid out in the periodic table? Why are they all named and placed that way? Find out more in this video!
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Science Kids: Introduction to the Periodic Table
This video is a lesson on the periodic table of elements. The teacher explains what the periodic table is, how it is organized, and its importance in understanding chemistry. The video covers topics such as the definition of an element,...
Professor Dave Explains
Nuclide Symbols: Atomic Number, Mass Number, Ions, and Isotopes
How do we represent an atom, with all of its protons, neutrons, and electrons? With nuclide symbols, of course! These show the type of element, as well as the atomic number, mass number, and electrical charge of an atom. That's all you...
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Mendeleev and the Periodic Table
Learn the basics about Mendeleev and the Periodic Table. Who is Mendeleev and what did his periodic table look like? Find out more in this video!
Visual Learning Systems
The Periodic Table: the Modern Periodic Table
This program makes the Modern Periodic Table come alive to students. Numerous real-life examples of elements are exemplified in the table. Animations and graphics illustrate concepts not easily achieved through other instructional...
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Mass Number and Atomic Mass
In this video, the concept of mass number is explained, using the example of sulfur. The video also introduces the idea of isotopes, using carbon as an example, and explains how the atomic mass is calculated as a weighted average of the...
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Chemical element nucleosynthesis. Animation of a supernova explosion ejecting the names, symbols and atomic numbers of the elements.
The elements appear in the order in which they are found in the periodic table. Heavy elements are produced in small amounts in giant stars during their lives, or in supernovae, the explosive death of a giant star. Stars cannot produce...
TED-Ed
Periodic Videos
From hydrogen to ununoctium, this collection of videos has everything you need to begin teaching about the periodic table. Offering descriptions of each element and interesting experiments...
Mystery of Matter
Mysteries of the Periodic Table, Part 1: A Reflection of the Atom
Properties of atoms are no small thing. A thorough video lesson describes properties of atoms and how they relate to the makeup of the periodic table. Learners review the relationship between subatomic particles and discover the...
Socratica
Chemistry: Introduction to the Periodic Table
Introduce your class to the most important table they will never dine on! From a larger playlist covering chemistry concepts comes a thorough walk through of the periodic table. The narrator details the structure of the table, how...
Socratica
Chemistry: Percent Composition
How much oxygen is in water? Is it the same as the chemical formula? Learners observe the differences between a substance's formula and its percent composition with a video from Socratica's Chemistry Lessons series. The narrator...
Socratica
Chemistry: Average Atomic Mass (AMU, Daltons, etc.)
Scientists created a new measurement, the atomic mass unit, which is defined as carbon 12 = 12amu. So why isn't carbon listed as having exactly 12 amu on the periodic table? An installment from the Socratica chemistry playlist answers...
Socratica
Empirical Formula
With empirical formulas, it's all about keeping it simple! Introduce the concept of empirical formula to your chemistry scholars through a detailed video from Socratica's Chemistry Lessons series. The resource uses visual...
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
How Small Is An Atom? Spoiler: Very Small
The hydrogen in your body is exactly the same as the hydrogen in the sun. The video explains just how small an atom is and offers comparisons, such as the one above, to help facilitate understanding. It also presents the current model of...
Teacher's Pet
Atomic and Molar Mass
Teach the connection between isotopes and atomic mass. An engaging video demonstrates the calculation of the atomic mass of carbon when considering its isotopes. The instructor then shows the connection to molar mass.
Teacher's Pet
Radiation and Radioactivity
Explore the science of radioactivity! A very thorough video lesson begins with an explanation of the chemical structure of radiation. It includes descriptions of benefits of radioactivity and half-life calculations.
Teacher's Pet
Atomic Mass
Demonstrate the complex process of calculating a weighted atomic mass. Given the atomic mass of isotopes of a sample, the lesson instructor models the calculation. Multiple examples give learners the opportunity to review the process.
Teacher's Pet
Periodic Table
Explore the design of the periodic table. The lesson instructor explains how the periodic table's structure predicts the properties of elements. The video includes a discussion of periods and families of elements.
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Mendeleev and the Periodic Table
Two hundred years before Mendeleev created the periodic table, scientists observed patterns in the elements and tried to sort them. The brief first video in a 15-part series explains the development of the periodic table and the many...
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Why Aren't All Atomic Masses Whole Numbers?
Since an atom can't have a partial neutron, the atomic mass should always be a whole number, but it isn't! An interactive video lesson explains how the atomic mass number from the periodic table incorporates the isotopes of an element....
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Calculating Relative Atomic Mass
Build an understanding of relative atomic mass based on the isotopes of an element. The video instructor leads an interactive lesson describing the process of calculating a relative atomic mass. He develops a formula through an analysis...