CHED 505 |
| Outwardly the Periodic Table has changed little in the last hundred years,most notably by the addition of natural and synthetic elements including the transuranium and transfermium elements. The basic structure of the table-the alignment of periods and groups-has remained unaltered. Through the intervening years, several generations of scientists and scholars have worked to make the case for realigning the table so it harmonizes with the ideal electronic configuration of the atoms. Reconfiguration of the Periodic Table in this manner would benefit science in a number of ways . Chemical educators should be in the forefront of this transition as they devise and employ new curricula and materials for teaching a revised Periodic Table. |
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General Papers
1:00 PM-4:05 PM, Thursday, August 23, 2007 Seaport -- Plaza A, Oral
Division of Chemical Education |