A Dreaded Enemy or an Inspiring Helper?

Authors

  • P. Distler Department of Nuclear Chemistry, Czech Technical University in Prague, Prague | ALTIS Grammar School, Prague

Keywords:

periodic system of elements, D. I. Mendeleev, teaching chemistry, relations between school subjects

Abstract

The United Nations proclaimed 2019 the International Year of the Periodic Table of chemical elements. The paper presents the work of Dmitry I. Mendeleev which resulted in the periodic law and in the arrangement of elements into a table in the form we use today. The history of discoveries of the elements is briefly presented. Also, the relationship between chemistry and history, geography, physics, biology, and literature, including particular ideas for teaching, is discussed.

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Published

2019-04-15

How to Cite

Distler, P. (2019). A Dreaded Enemy or an Inspiring Helper?. Chemické Listy, 113(4), 240–243. Retrieved from http://chemicke-listy.cz/ojs3/index.php/chemicke-listy/article/view/3340

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