Elements
H
Hydrogen
H2O
Water
H₂ + O₂ → H₂O
2H₂ + O₂ → 2H₂O
First woman to know a Nobel Prize
Marie Curie
What is chemistry?
The basic building blocks of all matter.
Ag
Silver
NaCl
Sodium Chloride
Cl₂ + NaBr → NaCl + Br₂
Cl₂ + 2NaBr → 2NaCl + Br₂
Introduced the atomic theory into chemistry.
John Dalton
Lavoisier, Dalton, Mendeleev
The fathers of modern chemistry
K
Potassium
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
Na + O₂ → Na₂O
4Na + O₂ → 2Na₂O
Created the periodic table of elements.
Dimitri Mendeleev
Mercury, Francium, Cesium, Gallium, and Rubidium
Liquid Medals
Sn
Tin
C6H12O6
Glucose
Al₂O₃ → Al + O₂
2Al₂O₃ → 4Al + 3O₂
Established the Law of Conservation of Mass.
Antoine Lavoisier
A unit of energy
Joule
Fl
Flerovium
C2H6O
Ethanol
P₄ + O₂ → P₄O₁₀
P₄ + 5O₂ → P₄O₁₀
Created a Law that states that at constant temperature the volume of a given mass of a dry gas is inversely proportional to its pressure
Robert Boyle
Outermost electrons that are responsible for bonding
valence electrons