• Question: How much of the periodic table do you know off by heart?

    Asked by anon-269921 to Leah, Daisy on 18 Nov 2020.
    • Photo: Leah Morgan

      Leah Morgan answered on 18 Nov 2020:

      Hi JessicaN!
      In order I know hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen…. then I give up haha. I can name some others but I don’t know where they are in the periodic table! 🙂

    • Photo: Daisy Shearer

      Daisy Shearer answered on 18 Nov 2020:

      Ahh not much! I know up to about aluminium. There’s a reason why I always keep a periodic table above my desk! The good thing about being a scientist once you’re no longer having to memorise things for exams is that you always have the option to look things up.

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  • Photo: Iain

    Iain commented on :

    Less and less than I used to. I know the elements I need and use and some others. Like anything if you don’t always use it, you’ll forget. If you can look it up easily and don’t often use it – you’ll forget.
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    I can remember the part numbers of parts that have been obsolete for 30 years, commands for old operating systems (DOS, CP/CMS and CP/M), and lyrics to songs – not really useful stuff.