A while ago I was inspired to try my hand at a more "explorable" periodic table online, in a new (to me) coding framework (sveltejs). I was slowed down by my embarrassing ignorance of chemistry. Any chemists have opinions on how to make a periodic table fun to explore? I was dreaming about drag and drop interactions...

mmlindeboom-periodic-table-sve

Follow

@b0om I could think a few ways... , one, have it collapsible or expandable by shells/orbitals to make the distinction come across more clearly and perhaps even visualize some of the quirkiness of the orbitals that a normal periodic table doesnt show, like tendency towards pi-bonds vs sigma-bonds as it relates to those orbitals, I could thing of a few ways you might visualize that.

Also I am a huge fan of alternative periodic table layouts. Perhaps offer a drop down that lets you switch between alternative layouts as well, see here:

galchimia.com/shapes-of-the-pe

@freemo Thank you! I have never seen this before. Lots to work with here.

Sign in to participate in the conversation
CleverLibre Social

CleverLibre Social is an inclusive social instance for open discussion, learning, and community.
All cultures welcome.
Hate speech and harassment strictly forbidden.