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March 12th, 2020

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6 years ago

The people who created the Periodistic Table should have alphabetized it.

It's so hard to find an element on the table because it is seemingly random. I know, I know, it is based on how many electodes are in the nucleotide or whatever, so please don't attack me on that front. I just think it would be a lot more efficient for students and scientists if it was in ABC order.

March 12th, 2020

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SadisticGoose

6 years ago

It’s based on how many protons are in the nucleus, which may not be important to you, but it is to the people who use it day to day

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[deleted]

6 years ago

It's in the way there is for several reasons dude. Try looking it up. It may seem comvenient but it'd just be a mess. The many different groups are segregated to keep it organized. It's like when you separate lego pieces by shape instead of colors, it may look messy but it's actually more useful that way once you learn about it

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fivepython

6 years ago

Each element is put in its place in order of its atomic number, also know as its amount of protons.

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Agent_Ayru

6 years ago

It makes absolute perfect sense. In the early universe there was hydrogen everywhere, it still is the most abundant element by far, but obviously we have more elements now.

Stars formed and under the great pressure and energy they perform nuclear fusion. So a hydrogen atom undergoing nuclear fusion would be forced to gain a proton, therefore changing its properties and it becomes helium. This is why hydrogen is #1 and helium is #2.

This process continues in stars up to creating iron. Elements beyond that are created in supernovas or man made.

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mychalkendricks53

6 years ago

Lmao it's in the order it is because there is a chemical meaning to it. You can't just rearrange it.

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BingeWatcherBot

6 years ago

Well in an effort to help you spell it properly at least.

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ciaux

6 years ago

Idk in Italian is kinda easy because many of these element are named from latin word and the translation of it in Italian is almost identical. Or are named from English words which we are all familiarized.

"Alphabetized" is just stupid, I mean, the disposition on the periodic table is just smart. You can get many information this way, but an "alphabetized" order is a plain childish tool. Like, you have to be in lower classes or in a not-so-great school to use only the link between the symbol and the name tbh.

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behrkon

6 years ago

Evidently you haven't grasped Chemistry or heaven for bid Physics.

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MarialeegRVT

6 years ago

I mean it's not called the Periodistic table and there are no electrodes or nucleotides in it. So I think the order it's in should be the least of your concerns.

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Gabito264

6 years ago

Tbh who fucking remembers the periodic table by name? Id rather remember a number

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