I Illustrated 112 Elements of the Periodic Table To Make Them Easier To Remember

i grew up in Michigan and was taught "Al U MINI UM" then come to Florida and its "AL U MIN UM" i was very confused.

Americans also spell and say "nucular" to nuclear...

Why unfortunately?

Well it says something about the IQ of the country.

Aluminum is the American spelling :)

Actually, it can be spelled both ways, besides the third spelling: alumium(which is no longer used.) Check the "actual" dictionary.

Aluminum is the American spelling of it :)

We Yanks spell it "aluminum".

Check google/wikipedia: Two variants of the metal's name are in current use, aluminium (pronunciation: /ˌæljʊˈmɪniəm/) and aluminum (/əˈluːmɪnəm/)—besides the obsolete alumium. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) adopted aluminium as the standard international name for the element in 1990 but, three years later, recognized aluminum as an acceptable variant. Hence their periodic table includes both.[70] IUPAC internal publications use either spelling in nearly the same number.[71]

Aluminum is the American/Canadian spelling. Presumably the artist resides in North America.

Unfortunately both spellings are accepted and now you look nit-picky. Cool art Kaycie!

Fluorine is a chemical element. Its anion, F-, or any of the compounds containing the anion are termed fluorides. When you hear about fluoride in drinking water, it comes from adding a fluorine compound (usually sodium fluoride, sodium fluorosilicate, or fluorosilicic acid) to drinking water, which dissociates to release the F- ion.

fluoride is not fluorine...

Sort of, excess consumption can inhibit protein binding therefore preventing calcium absorption. As with everything moderation is key, regular levels of consumption is healthy and helpful in regards to calcium.

You can't just say it's wrong. Proof please.

Not exactly, per the NIH "[it] helps keeps our bones healthy". Specifically it prevents the loss of calcium in bones as an adult.

It is not wrong but wrong about large amounts. It is correct about small amounts.

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And what they tell bookwriters is : "Nobody reads books anymore, go use internet".

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krypton is a gas in the real world... they aren't saying it was from superman, they're saying the name itself has a role in superman. >.> remember we're reading about elements right?

Krypton (from Greek: κρυπτός kryptos "the hidden one") is a chemical element with symbol Kr and atomic number 36. It is a member of group 18 (noble gases) elements. A colorless, odorless, tasteless noble gas, krypton occurs in trace amounts in theatmosphere, is isolated by fractionally distilling liquefied air, and is often used with other rare gases in fluorescent lamps. Krypton is inert for most practical purposes. - via Wikipedia.

when they found krypton, they thought it looked and acted a lot like kryptonite from the superman series. they named the element after kryptonite

Krypton is a planet in the comics, but in real life it's a Noble Gas. Check the periodic table and you'll find it in group 18.

its role can mean a lot of things actually

R/wooosh

what about his Farts.....lol

In reality and on planet Earth, Krypton is a rare, colorless and odorless noble gas.

He he yes but pretending otherwise makes the compound easier to remember, and Superman comics are fiction anyway. It doesnt matter what things there are named

WAKE ME UP

Silicon is a naturally occurring chemical element, whereas silicone is a synthetic substance.

that is silicone*

That is silicone you b***h .. Go get some chemistry in your life.

I'd rather remember the boobs on chemistry exams :) :)

Thats silicone

That would be silicone... silicon is something else...