PERIODIC TABLE

This is the start, middle and end of trying to understand chemistry and how and why elements react:

• remember group numbers and valence shell electrons!!

There are a lot of elements here and first impressions maybe that trying to remmber the elements in order up to the first 20 is too difficult....wrong!! This is where mnemonics come in!


Hopata, -  He - Like - Beer, - Bottled - Cold, - Not - Over - Frothy, - Nelly -(the) - Naughty - Might - Although - Silly - Person, - She - Climbs - Around - Kinky - Caves.


-Standing for:
Hopata = Hydrogen  
He = Helium
Like = Lithium
Beer = Beryllium
Bottled = Boron
Cold = Carbon
Not = Nitrogen
Over = Oxygen
Frothy = Fluorine
Nelly = Neon
the Naughty = Sodium
Might = Magnesium
Although = Aluminium
Silly = Silicon
Person = Phosphorous
She = Sulfur
Climbs = Chlorine
Around = Argon
Kinky = Potassium
Caves = Calcium


Using a mnemonic like this wil hopefully help with remebering the first 20 elements at least. You could even maybe com eup with one of your own!!


Here is another one for more elements...