Hydrogen – In a class by itself!
Hydrogen. The most abundant and lightest element in the universe. Essential to life on earth as water. An important component of all organic compounds....
Oxygen – The life-sustaining element
The first element of Group 16 of the periodic table, oxygen is the element on which our very existence on earth depends. Humans and...
Phosphorus – Critically life-essential, alarmingly poisonous
Aspooky element. That’s what phosphorus, the fifteenth element of the periodic table, is for many. In the early days after its discovery, some even...
Chlorine – Toxic, but surprisingly useful
Chlorine, the second lightest of the halogens is more closely linked to our everyday lives than most people think. It does more than just...
Mercury – Shiny liquid metal with a dark side
Mercury, the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature, has fascinated people right from ancient civilisations and alchemists to the scientists of...
Silicon – High-tech element of the information age
First, we had the stone age. Then came the bronze age, followed by the iron age. And now, we’re in the information age. Or...
Lithium – Powering today’s technology
Once an element with limited known uses, today lithium, the first metal of the periodic table and also its lightest metal (density around half...
Aluminium – Once elusive, now a prized metal
Behind every element are stories on how it was discovered, on the scientists behind the element and the stories on its amazing developments and applications....
Gallium – The smart metal
Guess what would happen if you held a small piece of the silvery metal gallium in your hand? In a few minutes, it would...
Sodium: Violently explosive, yet essentially beneficial
The alkali metal sodium is so full of contradictions. Yes, it’s a metal. But, it’s one of those soft ones, about as soft as...
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