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Looks nice, but arranging the elements as a sphere, spiral, etc. completely defeats the purpose of the periodic table. Also, your atomic numbers are off by one.
by EvanMiller 14y ago
Looks nice, but arranging the elements as a sphere, spiral, etc. completely defeats the purpose of the periodic table. Also, your atomic numbers are off by one.
- njl 14y agoThere are a number of alternative period table layouts[1] that highlight different aspects of the relationships between elements. I taught chemistry for a bit, and I coveted this swooping three-dimensional spiral model that gorgeously showed how the electrons were filling out the different orbitals... Doob is the man, and I was disappointed when I hit the spiral button and it was a demo of putting the things in a spiral, not the half-remembered spiral-esque model in my mind. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_periodic_tables http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_periodic_tables
- mrdoob2 14y agoFeel free to hack the code and implement these layouts. Should be pretty easy ^^
- mrdoob2 14y agoUops! Fixed. As per the arrangements, I agree. I was just trying to replicate the original demo.
- Shorel 14y agoAbsolutely. This is a wasted opportunity. In spiral mode the elements with the same valency should be in the same row. In fact, every mode should take this into account. H and Li should be in the same row. The same with Mg and Ca.