Periodic Table Explained: Introduction
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Introduction video on the periodic table being explained to chemistry school & science students . The video explains how there are 92 naturally occurring elements, one for each kind of atom, and how they are arranged into a table according to their relative weights.
The expanded table is shown, and how this is abbreviated into the common Periodic Table. The division between metals, semi-metals and non-metals is discussed, with notable examples.
It also shows how the elements are arranged in rows and groups, the latter containing elements with similar properties, like members of a family.
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Video transcript:
In the first video we saw that all the things in the world are made of incredibly tiny particles called atoms. And also that there are 92 different kinds of them. Most things have more than one type of atom in them, but when we do find something containing just one kind of atom, we call it an element. A nugget of gold is an element because it's made of only gold atoms.
The atoms are too small to see with our eyes, even using a good microscope, but if we could zoom in with a magnification of a billion times we could see the individual gold atoms. Each kind of atom had a shorthand way of writing it, called its symbol, using either one or two letters. The symbol for gold is Au, taken from the ancient Latin word it, aurum. The symbol Au could refer to either a single gold atom, or the element gold consisting of many gold atoms.
Scientists have made a list of all the types of atoms, starting with the lightest, hydrogen, followed by the next lightest, helium. Just heavier than these are lithium and beryllium. We could give each element a number showing its place in this list. Hydrogen's number would be 1 as it is the first in the list, helium's would be 2, and so on. Here are the first 20 elements in the list, starting with the lightest, hydrogen, and going all the way to the heaviest, uranium. Since there are 92 elements in the list, uranium's number must be 92
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It's a shame it's not happening in class :(
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I am studying my MSc after more than 30 yrs of Polytechnic studies, and this video brought me back to the then years of struggling to understand the Periodic Table, now in a much simpler way than ever before!
Good Production.
Thanks.
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I'm doing a school project for chemistry and to be honest I'm getting overwhelmed by it. This video simplify it a bit for my few last brain cells to understand. Thanks!!
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One word of advice. You don't learn by following the paved road. This video has it's fair share of mistakes for simplification, and so has the periodic table itself. You're better off designing the cosmos from scratch and search for similarities, because 3/4 of everything we are taught is hogwash.
It's your free choice whether you just want to learn the mainstream narrative by heart, or figure out what's REALLY going on behind the curtain.
@Kat Logic and common sense. Maybe some intuition, and using anomalies as vantage points. Meticulously defining and disecting the questions brings you to the answers.
I can tell you how the cosmos works, but chances are you wouldn´t believe me. And it would be boring and even misleading, if you followed the road I paved :)
Rather, I want to design the universe yourself. That way it would stick. It has to be a genuine experience. Wanna play?
First question to you: How many dimensions? 3, 4 or more?
@Kat Since I have an alternate view on the subject, most would categorize me as a crackpot :) I am highly obsessive, gifted and a loner.
It's not arrogant to try. You should forget about everything you were taught, if you want to start out from scratch. Forget about relativity or string: Everyone insisting time is a dimensions should be obligated to express it in meters. What does common sense tell you regarding the number of dimensions?
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I used to love this video so much when I was younger! Now I'm in high-school, and I just found this video again today. I think it's safe to say that this video kindled my love and interest for the periodic table.
That was sincerely one of the most educational videos I have ever watched. I learned so much, thank you! I wish the periodic table was explained this beautifully when I was in school!
And yours is one of the most positive comments I have ever received, Nicole. Thank you.
P.S. I recommend that you introduce your little ones to Atomic Theory when they are 3 or 4 years of age. I explain that in my TEDx talk at th-cam.com/video/qiASYwFyJ8c/w-d-xo.html.
Thank you for turning the 'jungle into a garden'! So nice of you to take so much effort to make it easy for the rest of us. Thanks again.
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holy cow thank you so much! my science teacher SUCKS at explaining, and i would get VERY VERY CONFUSED.. but because of you, i kinda got the hang of it! thanks! God Bless..!
Great feedback. Thanks.
In high-school I had a horrible, I mean absolutely dreadful, chemistry teacher. Thanks to him I hated the subject, until breaking bad reignited my interest in chemistry. So here I am trying to learn about the periodic table 15 years later.
I feel your pain, Widaa. Good luck with it.
Ye yours may have been bad but my right now is
An old man prob in his 60s and he'sHORRIBLE i have to study the subject on my own
i didn't know anything about the periodic table until i saw this video, thanks a lot and keep going please ❤
I will, thanks Mayar!
Hands down the best explanation of the periodic table in the whole universe
Thank you
Well, perhaps on Earth :) Thank you.
I feel like a genius already
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Really.
That's kinda how photons and electron are made by the number that another prohecy I saw was the numbering of the chemistry board it add up on that also and what it add too my birthday added up is prohecy oh what ya don't know stop testing the spirit
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An excellent attempt to make fundamental aspects of periodic table crystal clear.Congratulations to the team.Very well done!
im gonna learn this soon in school and wanted to get a head start because i knew id be confused, and this really helps! thank you :)
Dea .D same
Super I like it....
How are elements in PT grouped as s p f and f blocks.
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I have tests coming up and I remembered a week of information in one day, I'm surprised how I can explain my notes without even looking at them. Thanks! Please keep up the good work. 💕
I remembered all information in an instance
amazing! I needed to refresh my memory on this topic for school and I’m so glad I found this! 💓
That's great, Zoe. Thanks for the feedback.
What an excellent and most enjoyable video tutorial - simple to understand and very well presented. Thank you.
This video is so good!. I never understood Chemistry at school but am now hoping to get into university next year as a very mature student studying Biomedical Sciences. I need to learn a lot about Chemistry, and so this has helped unpick some things I didn't understand to then help me further grasp the subject. I so wish teachers gave lessons like this in school, it would mean more people could be involved in the sciences. Thank You.
How is it going so far?
Wow this video really helped me through chemistry class, thank you for breaking it down slowly and easily.
Thanks for your feedback Eshak.
I am currently reviewing for my college entrance exam and find chemistry and physics challenging. However, this video really lighten things up and now i learned a lot. Thank you very much !
What a wonderful video! I set out to get a refresher on the periodic table and the animation and explanations are excellent!
Thanks Ray. It's about time I updated it :)
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Such a clear explanation!
I thought this kind of things belong in very high educations, but I found it quite easy to understand, and even interesting.
Thanks for your feedback. That's what I am trying to do.
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That's very kind. Thank you.
Really good !! Well done! My son missed 2 weeks from school when they were learning the periodic table. We only had to watch it once and he understood it. Thank you !
That's music to my ears, Agnes!
I'm glad you explained this. I thought the Periodic Table was when myself and the Mrs. did it on the kitchen table when she was at that time of month.
5:55 he should enter the number reading competition
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Not just that the information is coherent, simple, well presented, but the video itself is very well made. Absolutely excellent. Thank you :)
Great comment, Ksianti. Thank you
Thank u so much for explaining this to me I didn't understand anything about a periodic table I watched this video and it helped me 😊
Omg, this vedio is super helpful, by far the best vedio to learn about periodic table, covered all the information!
Great feedback. Thanks.
I was very confused in studying the periodic table but after watching this video I understand how it works
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Beautifully explained. i understand it better, many thanks.
I feel like I needed to learn this a long time ago
EdgeXeD Sick_BurNaH definitely
Are you smarter than a fifth grader?
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Same...because NO ONE learns like quantum physics (I know this is a different subject) or chemical reactions in the sun in fifth grade.
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Bruhh... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 18!!!! I love that part! The vid is awesome it cleared everything up for me thankyou!
my exam is tomorrow and I thought that I won't understand the periodic table but your explanations are amazing!
Excellent video. You made it very easy to understand. I wish I had teachers like you when I was in school.
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Great to hear it helped, Angel
Excellent the videos you have put together are by far the clearest and easiest to follow that I have seen on youtube. Excellent for kids of all ages.
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A simple and beautiful educational video! Periodic table comprehended.
Thank you!
I've always wanted to learn the periodic table. I didn't take a chemistry class in school and I regret it. Fascinating stuff.
Wish I had listened at school! very interesting brings home how fantastic the universe is!I am moving on with my learning and I am older great video
So, I know that this video is 6 years ago and i just watched it today, I am really thankful for your effort you put in this video it made me understand it well, thank you so much I really appreciate it and I learned so much about the periodic table. By the way thank you so much for this video
Thanks Elsa. Actually, it's about time I updated it.
I'm watching right now, too.😊 Thanks sir for making this video
Well done Thanks
Thanks for your feedback :)
@@AtomicSchool I’m sorry but how it did the element in 3:36
@@gordonfamily3995 Sorry I don't understand your question.
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It was very helpful, after watching so many videos to under periodic table I saw this video well explained 👍👏
Thanks for your great feedback!
A great balance between a simple introduction and the possible complexities that might confuse a child ..... well done
Thanks Kieran. That's what I was aiming for.
I also wish I had teachers like you while I was in School. I would have surely become a scientist and not a sales person
Go to 12:54
Thank you! I wish my high school chemistry class was this fun and clear!
Thanks for your feedback!
Additional discoveries & their names since this was posted, to fill out everything through Row 7:
113 = Nh, Nihonium
114 = Fl, Flerovium
115 = Mc, Moscovium
116 = Lv, Livermorium
117 = Ts, Tennessine
118 = Og, Oganesson
Fred
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Thank you. I hope so 😶
Trying to pass chemistry in Highschool and this reall helped me to start. Thank you.
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So easy to understand and totally helpful...thanks so much for uploading it!!
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@@AtomicSchool i love how your still active with us even tho this vid is from a very long time, keep it up!!
@@kx4yf928 I'm in it for the long haul :) But this video probably needs an update
@@kx4yf928 Thank you ... I intend to :)
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Thank you so much for this gem of a video! I like science and this help me get started! Thank you very much Sir!
Great to hear you liked it!
It's a very instructive video, I really recommend it to anyone who wishes learning more and understand the periodic table...Thank to the creator (s)
Thank you for your great feedback, Myrline.
Thanks for making this 7 years ago and still replying to comments
You're totally welcome, Kazz. It's time I made an update, actually.
Your voice is so calming and soothing
ha ha, thanks. But you should hear me singing!
@@AtomicSchool any video?
My teacher only talked about atoms..I learned something new today ;-;
Great to hear!
Excellent video as all that i have seen so far from this extraordinary master professor. Congratulations and thank you so much for teaching me!
amazing video
Such an informative video, I really understood the concepts. Thanks!
Thanks. Great to hear.
This gives me a new sense of love and appreciation for elements. Specifically Hydrogen.
That's great to hear Adrian. And thanks.
It's sooooo easy to understand from you. You need an Oscar
I learned something special! Thank you💖
Glad to hear it, Jake
Wow! All In school i dong get what my teacher talks about at all and it confuses me...But! This video REALLY helped me and now I know what to do and how to understand what she says
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Thank you for your great feedback.
Hey? Could there be something lighter than Hydrogen, somehow , possibly?
Atoms are made of protons in the nucleus and electrons in orbitals. Hydrogen has one proton in the nucleus, and one electron in its orbital. As this is the least possible number of subatomic particles, there can be no lighter atom than hydrogen.
Thank you for the inviting and informative presentation on the periodic table; a beautiful, seemingly inaccessible mystery I have always admired but never really understood. This introduction is a perfect example of making what seems complex and off-putting, into something everyone can and should appreciate. Well done!
This is a great comment, thank you.
This video gave me a quick-clear explanation.. better than my (especially) online school. I'm a new comer in 10th grade in my coutry, indonesia, which is my first time to learn atomic. I'm confused with the assignments without an explanation. Then this video popped up in my recomendation, i get happier and feel better rn.😂 Thankyou so much🌟
Thank you Nasywa. That's a great comment.
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Thank you very much for the most straightforward and informative content, I have a suggestion if you can eliminate the music or lower it in the video it will make it better. It’s just my personal opinion. I really appreciate your hard work.
Thanks Mariam. If I had my time over again i would indeed tone down the music and some of the audio too. But to update it would remove its history and visibility to others, unfortunately.
@@IANSTUART-j3c I understand, thank you very much again. It’s still extremely helpful. I appreciate you getting back to me.
Very clear. I loved the clear explanations. Among many other things that I learned is why silicon chips are called semiconductors. Fascinating video. Thanks for making it.
That's generous feedback, Robert. Thank you.
Hi! My Trainer had to do this for Pokémon school and although he didn’t like the material he said it was informative, so thank you!
Thanks for your feedback.
This is such a helpful video! Thank u very much, I now FINALLY understand 😁😁😁
allaboutchemistry123.blogspot.com/2020/04/atoms-and-molecules-what-are-atoms-and-molecules.html
Bismuth was repeated two times : 1:45 and 2:00
BTW, great video. Loved it
Nice spotting. And thanks :)
Thanks for explaining keep going 🤠 greeting from Morocco
You're welcome, Zakaria.
Great video man! Now I have got a headstart past my other classmates. I even printed the table out!
I learned so much from you😂😂❤
Thank you Sara!
I'm in Grade 10 and somehow this is still considered a useful source.
I recommend this video to anyone trying to understand the periodic table....Great video
Thank you, Marie!
Excellent explanation!!
Thank you, Anuva.
Thank you. The kid sounds like a genius. As someone who did very badly in Chemistry at school, I often wonder if I really was that dumb or if my teacher actually didn't know how to teach...
Thanks Alex. I'm sure it's the latter. Chemistry is taught badly at schools. I'm trying to change that :)
Awesome video, amazing work! Thank you so much
Superb explanation!! Hats off to you guys! The way you explained was not just superb 👌👌👌...it was something even more than that!! And that music created that ambiance of learning and enjoyment!❤️❤️ Really loved your vedio..
Thank you Parvinder!!!
This stuff is so confusing in high school. I guess it’s just because my mind is on other things but now I find it very interesting and a more focused and it’s much easier to learn
I know what you mean, Kurt
That's an introductory chemistry lesson I could actually follow. Wow! Thanks!
Great comment. Thanks.
Up to now, my 30th lifeyear, i have known very little about the periodic table. But it's very interesting to learn about it. It's the stuff what everything in your whole life is made of. It should be general knowledge for everyone.
Edi wow
what the fuck is a lifeyear
who else here from homeschooling from coronavirus?
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Me
Yep
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Recommend listening with headphones best asmr of my life
Nope
Hi takam
The kid's voice made my ears bleed lol
great video now i feel a bit better about taking chemistry freshman yr 😊
Thanks, And great to hear, Ava
Thank you for this lesson.
You're welcome, William
Wow, incredible! And so well explained!
Thanks Kyle!
Anyone here in 2025
Am here 😊
Here
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Indeed!!
That's such Amazing work you have done 🙂
Best ever
Why, thanks Laila!
Wow, I'm 70 and never had the periodic table explained so clearly and well. Where were you when I was at school?
Thanks Andrew. Actually I was in school when you were in school :)
GREAT video for homeschooling. Thank you for your efforts!
Great to hear :)