Physical Science - Sooner Standards

Predicting Element Properties: The Power of Electron Configurations

ByMatt

Introduction Hook: What if you could predict how elements would behave just by looking at their position on the periodic table? It turns out, this seemingly magical ability is rooted in a fundamental principle of chemistry: electron configurations. Background: The periodic table, developed by Dmitri Mendeleev and refined by modern chemists, is far more than…

Physical Science - Sooner Standards

Understanding Conservation of Mass in Chemical Reactions

ByMatt

Introduction Have you ever wondered where matter goes during a chemical reaction? When wood burns or metal rusts, does some of the mass simply disappear? The fascinating principle of conservation of mass holds the answer to these questions and forms one of the fundamental laws of chemistry. The conservation of mass, first described by Antoine…