Turning the (Periodic) Tables

John W. Moore
Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706
J. Chem. Educ., 2003, 80 (8), p 847
DOI: 10.1021/ed080p847
Publication Date (Web): August 1, 2003

Abstract

Summary of the issue, particularly using multiple representations of the periodic table to improve pedagogy.

Keywords (Audience):

General Public

Keywords (Feature):

Editorial

Keywords (Subject):

Descriptive Chemistry

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