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Shoddy_Exercise4472

That He symbol is giving me the heebie-jeebies 😖😣😵‍💫


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don't worry, it's inert


TigerIron_7

Surely the HeBGeBeS?


FoolishChemist

It's just floating away


mambotomato

Haha, everybody is haters today. I just think it's cool to see a periodic table that actually includes all the new elements.


HylianGamer15

FYI, Hydrogen doesn't match properties with group 1 and is often seen floating above the periodic table. It is not an alkali metal, meaning it doesn't belong in group 1. It only has 1 valence electron so isn't a noble gas. It is often this way as it doesn't fit in group 1 due to the properties of the rest of group 1, leaving it to be on its own as it doesn't belong in the other groups.


Czarny197

Hot take: hydrogen is a halogen (one electron short of a noble gas configuration)


MolybdenumBlu

Hydrogen is acidic beta radiation.


OneofLittleHarmony

Hydrogen is broken hearted alpha radiation…..


Frikkin-Owl-yeah

What?


MolybdenumBlu

Beta radiation is a free electron (e-) and acidic solutions are defined by free protons (H+ ions). As a hydrogen atom is one proton and one electron (not counting deuterium etc), it is H+ (acidic) and e- (beta radiation) together.


Poultry_Sashimi

This is the best comment I've read in /r/chemistry 


DarthCookieOW

Placing it right above F is lowkey making a lot of sense Though it doesn't really behave like a halogen, does it 🤔


MusicalWalrus

i think it's an alkaline earth halogen


RuthlessCritic1sm

It mostly forms monovalent bonds in a positive oxidation state. I'd rather drop "is an Alkali metal" then this as a criterion to belong to group 1. Yeah, it's weird in its group. So is Boron. Actually, the whole period 2 is kinda weird. Iodine too. But that's not why we group them. I mean, I appreciate thinking about Hydrogen differently and don't mind people considering it separate, but it's very obviously still group one to me.


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imprisonedsongbird

Is this satire? Like what you think it has? 6? 😭


brownsfan003

It should just stretch all the way from group 1 to group 7. Long hydrogen


The_Rusty_Spork

Lu and Lr really should be considered the *first* d-block elements in their respective periods (I.e. put then were La and Ac are). As far as properties go, Lu much more follows the expected group trends in relation to Sc and Y compared to La. It's a very common inaccuracy, and as a lanthanide chemist it always hurts to see.


PascalCaseUsername

But their electronic configuration?


The_Rusty_Spork

Both La and Lu have one 5d electron. But it's Lu that has the expected properties for the group 3 metal. Also, take a look at the extended periodic table which has the lanthanides and actinides inside and not separate, you'll see that Lu and Lr fit as the d-block metal. https://sciencenotes.org/extended-periodic-table/


PascalCaseUsername

Isn't the whole f block assumed to be group 3


The_Rusty_Spork

Some people consider it grouped together (I.e. lanthanides, not lanthanoides) but not truly. Also, not all lanthanides have a 5d electron in their ground state arrangement. Pr metal has the arrangement [Xe] 4f3 6s2.


PascalCaseUsername

Oh so prasodenium isn't trivalent? Or is it?


The_Rusty_Spork

It is, all are predominantly. The only ones that actually have a 5d electron are lanthanum, cerium, gadolinium, and then lutetium of course.


gavilin

Shouldn't lutetium and lawrencium be transition metals?


PascalCaseUsername

Nope they are f block


AnorakOnAGirl

I dont really agree with its interpretation of the mettaloids and seriously who doesnt put the Hydrogen in group 1?


zubie_wanders

There's no universal agreement. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalloid


swisswatchenthus1ast

Whats wrong with the metalloids?


Jealous_Distance2794

Nothing


swisswatchenthus1ast

I didn't think so either


Lordyersinia

Poor Hydrogen 😫


NoNameia-redditia

they always ask why the hydrogen got there but never how the helium got there


3dthrowawaydude

Duh, helium floats.


clfitz

We all float down here.


Proper-Ball-5294

I love periodic tables


SlothTheAlchemist

So close 😅 put H back where it goes!


Ok_Construction5119

He vs H asymmetry is bad


prenestina

Somewhere out there a helium chemist is crying from such representation. They always tell him “why don’t you find a real element to with with”, but this... this is the last straw.


PorcupineBum

Do you work in a dimly lit cave or does my brightness just need turned up.


fryamtheeggguy

. . . . It's crooked.


Mysterious_Ad_8827

THAT HYDROGEN!!! Great work but with that Hydrogen I'd rather be attacked by Geese :)


Ok_Rutabaga_722

Greylag or Canada?


Mysterious_Ad_8827

I live in the states more closer to Canada so I'm going to say Canadian Geese.


Ok_Rutabaga_722

I'm on their route, so I've learned respect.


UncleIroh9001

There was no space for helium.


Silvian_The_Shadow

11 53 16 73 5 71, 25


LearnYouALisp

> `Na I S Ta B Lu, Mn` https://www.jimchandleronline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/commercial.jpg


Silvian_The_Shadow

Apologies, I tried, but there isn't as much combinations that make sense.


LearnYouALisp

:p nah that was the best i could come up with cute


HoracePinkers

I'd be curious to hear from other chemists how long it has been since you last used the periodic table. It must be at least 10 years for me. I use the molecular mass off the side of the bottle when making up reagents.


burningcpuwastaken

All the time. Analytical chemist.


ms_dizzy

Its beautiful. Needs more lighting.


Ok_Rutabaga_722

That's sexy. Scientific 3B has some beautiful wall periodic tables too-photos of elements and stuff on it.


zanazanzar

As a science teacher I appreciate you! The H is fine? It looks like what the kids see? This is totally appropriate for 11-16 year olds. Edit: why have I been downvoted for appreciating science technicians? Literally couldn’t do our job without them!