Mnemonics for Periodic Table?
Marc Guy DeCaire
About one year ago, there were five or so posts regarding mnemonics
for the *periodic table*.
e.g. "Man Very Early Made Jars Stand Upright Nearly Perpendicular"
is a memory aid to learning the names of the planets in
our solar system in the correct order going outward from the Sun.
Similar mnemonics incorporate the names(symbols?) of the elements in
the correct order in the periodic table of the chemical elements.
Anyone have any good mnemonics for the *periodic table* elements ?
Thanks,
Marc DeCaire
chem grad. student,
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
mdec...@eagle.wbm.ca
David Bromage
Marc Guy DeCaire (mdec...@eagle.wbm.ca) wrote:
>About one year ago, there were five or so posts regarding mnemonics
>for the *periodic table*.
>
When I was an undergraduate I heard a good one for the Lanthanide series.
Little Cute People Need Plenty Sex Every Given Time Despite having Enough
Through Young Love. :)
Cheers
David
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David Mascord
In article <4lqjkq$k...@supra.wbm.ca>, Marc Guy DeCaire
<mdec...@eagle.wbm.ca> writes
>About one year ago, there were five or so posts regarding mnemonics
>for the *periodic table*.
>
> is a memory aid to learning the names of the planets in
> our solar system in the correct order going outward from the Sun.
>
>Similar mnemonics incorporate the names(symbols?) of the elements in
>the correct order in the periodic table of the chemical elements.
>
>
>
>Marc DeCaire
>chem grad. student,
>University of Saskatchewan, Canada
>mdec...@eagle.wbm.ca
>
>
long word:
HHeLiBCNOFNeNaMgAlSiPSClArKCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrBr
Essentially every consonant is sounded with "c" replaced by "k" and the
two initial "h" sounded as "huh" "huh". I can still remember it so it
obviously worked for me!
--
David Mascord
Mike Brown
Marc Guy DeCaire wrote:
>Anyone have any good mnemonics for the *periodic table* elements ?
I'll list a few of mine. The rest make reference to various parts of the
anatomy or just names of people I know. I have them for all but the inner
transitions, your mileage may vary.
Mike
mdnr...@uiuc.edu
Her Little Name Klub; Ruby, Cessie and Francie.
Before Megan Can Start Barry Raids the alkaline earth metals
Boring Al's Galloping Indian on a horse named Thallium
Carbon has Silicon German (word for breasts) and Tin Sin feinn drinks in
a Lead Pub (Sn for tin and Pb for lead)
Now Paddy's Arse AndTimony's Sub all go swimming in a Bismuth tub
Group VI and VII I already knew
His Noblemen Are Kwite Xtra Rude
Peter Swindells
David Mascord <da...@dtvm31.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>In article <4lqjkq$k...@supra.wbm.ca>, Marc Guy DeCaire
><mdec...@eagle.wbm.ca> writes
>>About one year ago, there were five or so posts regarding mnemonics
>>for the *periodic table*.
>>
>>e.g. "Man Very Early Made Jars Stand Upright Nearly Perpendicular"
>> is a memory aid to learning the names of the planets in
>> our solar system in the correct order going outward from the Sun.
>>
>>Similar mnemonics incorporate the names(symbols?) of the elements in
>>the correct order in the periodic table of the chemical elements.
>>
>>
>>
>>Marc DeCaire
>>chem grad. student,
>>University of Saskatchewan, Canada
>>mdec...@eagle.wbm.ca
>>
>>
>Aa an undergraduate I learnt to sound the first 36 symbols as one very
>long word:
>HHeLiBCNOFNeNaMgAlSiPSClArKCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrBr
>Essentially every consonant is sounded with "c" replaced by "k" and the
>two initial "h" sounded as "huh" "huh". I can still remember it so it
>obviously worked for me!
>--
>David Mascord
One missing there - should start HHeLiBeBCNOFNe..
I remembered the two short periods as two separate words that went (more
or less phonetically:
Helibebcanofnee
and
Namgalsipsclar
PETE
Charles Williams
Howabout this for the first row:
Healthy Little Beggar Boys Catching Newts Or Fish
Charles Williams
Michael Elizabeth Chastain
In article <4lqjkq$k...@supra.wbm.ca>,
Marc Guy DeCaire <mdec...@eagle.wbm.ca> wrote:
> Anyone have any good mnemonics for the *periodic table* elements ?
The second half of the lanthanides:
The Dancers Have Everything That You Love
Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium
Michael Elizabeth Chastain
m...@duracef.shout.net
Joel Gordon
Marc Guy DeCaire wrote:
>
> About one year ago, there were five or so posts regarding mnemonics
> for the *periodic table*.
>
> e.g. "Man Very Early Made Jars Stand Upright Nearly Perpendicular"
> is a memory aid to learning the names of the planets in
> our solar system in the correct order going outward from the Sun.
>
> Similar mnemonics incorporate the names(symbols?) of the elements in
> the correct order in the periodic table of the chemical elements.
>
>
>
> Marc DeCaire
> chem grad. student,
> University of Saskatchewan, Canada
> mdec...@eagle.wbm.ca
Many years ago (1963) I was required to learn the entire periodic table
(except the transuranium elements) for a course entitled "Advanced Inorganic
Chemistry." While I did not have any mnemonics, I did find that the entire
table can be PRONOUNCED, and I memorized it that way, a row at a time. I
still receive requests from my daughter in college to recite it for her
friends, an exercise which can make one feel like an incredible geek.
PDF Harrison
David Mascord (da...@dtvm31.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: Aa an undergraduate I learnt to sound the first 36 symbols as one very
: long word:
: HHeLiBCNOFNeNaMgAlSiPSClArKCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBrBr
^^^^
: I can still remember it so it obviously worked for me!
Obviously..... :-)
Sorry, couldn't resist...
Joachim Verhagen
mdec...@eagle.wbm.ca (Marc Guy DeCaire) writes:
>About one year ago, there were five or so posts regarding mnemonics
>for the *periodic table*.
>Anyone have any good mnemonics for the *periodic table* elements ?
From the science jokes collection:
From: DPi...@world.std.com (Richard D Pierce)
How about Feynman's mnemonic for the third period of the periodic table:
"NeNa, M'gAl, SiPS Chlorine"?
H H He
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
From: cumm...@u.washington.edu (Mike Cummings)
Let me offer this one, see if it's any better. A High School teacher
taught me, "H! HeLiBebCNOFNeNaMgAlSiPSiCl!" Not much help, huh? Here's a
pronunciation key:
"H!" (Just make a loud H, then pause, looking as if you're about to pounce.
Nice dramatic effect that gets the listener's attention.)
"Heh-Lee-Beb-K'Noff-" (Easy so far)
"N'Nahm" (That's N(schwa) - Nahm[rhymes with bomb])
"Gall-Sip-Sickle"
From: mj...@mrao.cam.ac.uk (Martin Hardcastle)
OK, _my_ high school teacher had the following:
"Hell! Here're Little Beatniks Brandishing Countless Numbers Of Flick kNives."
H He Li Be B C N O F er, Ne
"Naughty Maggie Always Sips Pure Sweet Claret"
N Mg Al Si P S Cl
He couldn't remember any more after that, so nor can I.
From: kirr...@union3.su.swin.edu.au (Kirrily Robert - SINN Editor)
"Hi Helen, Little Betty Boron Can Not Often Find
Neddy. Naughty Meg Always SiPS Chlorine in <thinko - no idea what this is>
Kenny's Car"
From: har...@kauri.vuw.ac.nz (John Harper)
And in chemistry we eventually learnt to pronounce the following, though
each line seems harder than the one before:
HHeLiBeBCNOF
NeNaMgAlSiPSCl
AKCaScTiVCrMnFeCoNiCuZnGaGeAsSeBr
(this was before they changed it to ArKCa...)
KrRbSrYZrNbMoTcRuRhPdAgCdInSnSbTeI
but I must admit I didn't find the rare earths memorable this way.
From: d...@torfree.net (Doug Forkes)
Harry HElped LIttle BEnny Balmer Carry Neat Oysters From Neptune's
NAtural MenaGerie ALways SInging Polite Sonnets CLearly ARf Key CAsually.
(First 20 elements of the periodic table)
--
Joachim Verhagen Email:J.C.D.V...@fys.ruu.nl
Department of molecular biofysics, University of Utrecht
Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Homepage: http://www.fys.ruu.nl/~verhagen (Science Jokes & SF)
Martin Ystenes
Hei,
This one is probably best in Norwegian, but as far as I can see it can be easily
transferred to other languages. I teach it to my students every year:
Hy! He!
LiBe BoCNOF Ne!
NaMgAl SiPSClAr
KaCaScaTi VaCroMan
FeCoNiCu "Zed Enn"
GaGe AsSe BroKr
I wonder who will be the first one to include this in a song.
Martin Ystenes