Scerri, Eric (2006) What if the periodic table starts and ends with triads? [Preprint]

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new design for the presentation of the periodic system of the elements. It is a system that highlights the fundamental importance of elements as basic substances rather than elements as simple substances. Furthermore the fundamental nature of atomic number triads of elements is put to use in obtaining a new perfect triad by relocating hydrogen among the halogens to give the triad H, F, Cl. An unexpected regularity in the period lengths of successive rows is obtained on rearranging the table to start with the halogens on the left-hand side. The relative virtues of this table, as compared with the medium-long form and the left-step table, are discussed.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Scerri, Eric
Additional Information:	Deposited on Dec 12, 2006.
Keywords:	element as basic substance, periodic table, triads, Mendeleev
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Chemistry
Depositing User:	Eric Scerri
Date Deposited:	13 Dec 2006
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:14
Item ID:	3095
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Chemistry
Date:	December 2006
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3095

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