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The Flyleaf Periodic Table

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Roy W. Clark and Gary D. White

Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State, Murfreesboro, TN 37130

J. Chem. Educ., 2008, 85 (4), p 497

DOI: 10.1021/ed085p497

Publication Date (Web): April 1, 2008

Abstract

The restriction of periodic tables to the flyleafs of textbooks results in the inconsistent vivisection and subscripting of the lanthanoids and actinoids.

Keywords (Audience):

High School / Introductory Chemistry

Keywords (Domain):

Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Letters

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Communication / Writing

Keywords (Subject):

Periodicity / Periodic Table

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Author of "The Flyleaf Periodic Table" Responds
Roy W. Clark
Journal of Chemical Education2008 85 (11), 1493
- Author of "The Flyleaf Periodic Table" Responds
  Roy W. Clark
  Journal of Chemical Education2008 85 (11), 1493
  Since publication of our letter about the multiple forms of periodic tables presented in the flyleaf of textbooks I have received many replies. To these readers and any others who were puzzled by our recommendation I offer this explanation.
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Response to "The Flyleaf Periodic Table"
Laurence Lavelle
Journal of Chemical Education2008 85 (11), 1491
- Response to "The Flyleaf Periodic Table"
  Laurence Lavelle
  Journal of Chemical Education2008 85 (11), 1491
  Clark and White wonder why the chemistry education community has not uniformly adopted just one form of the periodic table. Part of the answer is that the majority who are silent on this issue do not want to be attacked by the vocal proponents who insist ...
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The Periodic Table: Facts or Committees?
William B. Jensen
Journal of Chemical Education2008 85 (11), 1491
- The Periodic Table: Facts or Committees?
  William B. Jensen
  Journal of Chemical Education2008 85 (11), 1491
  I would like to offer two observations relative to the recent letter of Clark and White on the representation of the f-block elements in the periodic table that relate to some disturbing trends in the attitudes of the chemical community towards the nature ...
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The Flyleaf Table: An Alternative
Philip J. Stewart
Journal of Chemical Education2008 85 (11), 1490
- The Flyleaf Table: An Alternative
  Philip J. Stewart
  Journal of Chemical Education2008 85 (11), 1490
  In their consideration of three ways of treating the f-block elements in the standard periodic table, Clark and White opt to footnote a set 15-elements-wide, including both La and Lu, Ac, and Lr. Their only grounds seem to be that this is what IUPAC chose ...
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