Everythingin the universeis either matter or energy. All matter is made of combinations of about one hundred basic building blocks, the chemical elements on the periodic table. Going a step further and breaking these elements down to...

Short slide show provides basic information about drawing Lewis dot structures for covalent compounds. Starts with anatomy of the atom, and then shows the relationship between atomic particles and the Periodic Table of Elements. Offers...

Our understanding about the air we breathe has changed dramatically through time. This illustrated timeline from the NOVA Web site tracks the changing thought on air and the creation of the Periodic Table of the Elements.

Information on the discovery and properties of nobelium, including facts about its isotopes.

A short summary of some basic information on gold and how it is used.

An informative article from the Wikipedia encyclopedia about Group 16 from the Periodic Table (also known as the Chalcogens). It gives information about their compounds and on the oxidation numbers of the elements.

This biography on scientist Dmitri Mendeleev details his childhood, gives information on his scientific studies, and discusses his formal presentation made to the Russian Chemical Society in which he detailed his findings on elements.

A 1997 comic strip featuring dysporsium. Given the small amount of interesting information there is on this element, this is a nice touch for a report or a presentation.

Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses shared chemical bonds between two elements resulting in electronegative and electropositive outcomes.

Atoms are very, very small. Atoms are so small that it is often said that there are as many atoms in a single grain of sand as there are grains of sand on all of the world's beaches - certainly a difficult thing to prove, but you get the...

This site, which is provided for by Corrosion Source, gives a summary of basic physical data on erbium. This is a great site to check out for information on the subject.

Gives basic data on francium, along with historical information and background on occurrence.

Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses the properties of the atoms individually in relation to the main group elements of the Periodic Table.

This page describes electron affinity and the periodic trends of the elements according to their positions on the periodic table.

This simulation displays the electron configurations of for the elements in relation to the element's position on the periodic table.

The following simulation displays electron configurations for elements in relation in relation to the element's position on the periodic table.

This page focuses on Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms including definitions for each. It also provides links to lists of abbreviations, etc. by category including Titles of Literary Works, Books of the Bible, Legal Terms and...

Test your electron-configuration skills in this animated exercise. Practice writing the abbreviated configurations for some of the common elements on the periodic table.

This site, which is provided for by the Chemical Society, gives a short descriptive entry on zirconium.

A concise summary on this element from The Chemical Society. Easy to follow.

This resource from Chemical Society provides a short paragraph with information on molybdenum and its uses. Less detail than other sites, but easy to follow.

A short summary of some valuable information on aluminum.

A very nice site with a great deal of information on boron and its properties and uses.

A concise summary of some of the most fundamental information on chlorine.