It's #PeriodicTableDay! To celebrate here's a thread of 24 different periodic tables ⬇️🧵 (1/26)
This periodic table looks at the where, when and who of element discovery #PeriodicTableDay (2/26)
What element name will get you the highest score in a game of scrabble? Here's the answer to a question you've probably never asked #PeriodicTableDay (3/26)
How different could the periodic table have looked if some element names hadn't been rejected? Bastardium muride, anyone? #PeriodicTableDay (4/26)
Which elements are biggest on the internet? This table looks at how many results each of the elements returns #PeriodicTableDay (5/26)
Where do the elements' names come from? This table produced with @Mark_Lorch looks at their etymologies #PeriodicTableDay (6/26)
From name origins to cosmic origins: The next table looks at the reactions in space and in stars which give rise to the elements #PeriodicTableDay (7/26)
Which elements power the device you're reading this thread on? This periodic table looks at elements used in batteries #PeriodicTableDay (8/26)
For which elements are there future risks to their supply? This periodic table of endangered elements takes a look #PeriodicTableDay (9/26)
What are the elements and their compounds most used for? This table highlights the most common use for each element #PeriodicTableDay (10/26)
What ions do the elements commonly form? This table highlights them #PeriodicTableDay (11/26)
From ores, to air, to synthetic laboratories, this periodic table looks at where we find the elements #PeriodicTableDay (12/26)
Which elements are found in our bodies – and which are essential? #PeriodicTableDay (13/26)
How much of each of the elements can you find in the Earth's crust? #PeriodicTableDay (14/26)
Some elements are more hazardous than others. This table looks at the hazard symbols associated with bulk form of the elements #PeriodicTableDay (16/26)
Reading this thread on your phone? This table highlights some of the elements that allow you to do so #PeriodicTableDay (17/26)
Many elements find use in medicine. This table highlights some of their applications #PeriodicTableDay (18/26)
What colours are the elements? [SPOILER: There's a lot of grey] #PeriodicTableDay (19/26)
Which countries are the biggest producers of each element, and how much is produced worldwide per year? #PeriodicTableDay (20/26)
Ever wondered how many isotopes each element has? What do you mean, no? Well, here's a periodic table showing just that anyway #PeriodicTableDay (21/26)
Which elements have stormed the charts? Here's a look at songs that feature the names of elements #PeriodicTableDay (22/26)
Here's one to trigger the chemists – a periodic table with 25 infuriating errors to spot #PeriodicTableDay (23/26)
How much are each of the elements worth? This table looks at their values per kilogram #PeriodicTableDay (24/26)
And finally, this periodic table includes a bunch of data for each element, including melting points, density, atomic radius and more #PeriodicTableDay (25/26)
Happy #Halloween! Forget tricks, here's a treat in the form of a short thread of halloween chemistry... 🧵
First up, pumpkins! Carotenes give pumpkins their orange colour, and various aroma compounds contribute to the vegetal smell as you carve them, as this graphic in @cenmag details: cen.acs.org/articles/93/i4…
Did you know pumpkin seeds also contain a compound that fluoresces if extracted? Crushing them with nail varnish remover gives an extract that glows red-orange in UV light, thanks to the chlorophyll precursor protochlorophyllide 🎃
Here's a thread highlighting all of the amazing women featured in these #IWD2021#WomenInChemistry cards. I'll continue to add to this thread as I add to the series over the coming weeks and months! 🧵⬇️
#1: Laura Wysocki (@LauraWyz) works with undergraduate students to make fluorescent dyes that can be used as sensors or enzyme substrates #WomenInChemistry
As we say #GoodBye2020, here’s a thread looking back at some of the graphics I’ve made over the past year (a lot of them #COVID19-related!) ⬇️ (1/13)
The year started with this graphic on the viruses that cause colds and flu, inspired by a coronavirus outbreak in China that you may have subsequently heard a little bit about... 🤔 compoundchem.com/2020/01/22/col… (2/13)
In February, I made this graphic for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, highlighting the women of the periodic table: compoundchem.com/2020/02/10/wom… (3/13)