• Question: how long did it take you to learn periodic table?

    Asked by kieran to Nikki, Jess, Harriet, Chris on 9 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Jessica Groppi

      Jessica Groppi answered on 9 Mar 2016:

      Hi!

      It’s not mandatory for a chemist to learn the periodic table by heart.

      I know about the properties of the elements according to their position in the table and I know a lot about some elements and where to find them in the table. I had to learn all of that very well for my first exam at university.

      Jess.

    • Photo: Christopher Blanford

      Christopher Blanford answered on 9 Mar 2016:

      Hi Kieran
      When I used it a lot when studying chemistry, it took about a week of practice. I would fill in a blank periodic table, then check it. Now I don’t study as many elements, so I’ve forgotten a lot of the ones towards the bottom 🙁
      Chris

    • Photo: Nikki D'Arcy

      Nikki D'Arcy answered on 9 Mar 2016:

      Hi

      I’m a biologist, so I don’t need to know it either but I seem to remember having to remember the groups for my chemistry GCSE!!

    • Photo: Harriet Reid

      Harriet Reid answered on 9 Mar 2016:

      I still don’t know it! I have it on the wall just behind my computer though!

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