December 27, 2016
Upon the requests of some of our readers we went ahead and curated for you this list of some good periodic table apps to use on iPad. The apps will particularly help students learn about the different chemical elements together with their properties. We have also included apps that provide students with interactive games and quizzes to test their comprehension and assist them in memorizing the symbols of chemical elements.
1- K12 Periodic Table of the Elements
‘K12 Periodic Table of the Elements lets you explore the elements and their key attributes in a simple, easy-to-use way. It’s a perfect reference for working through homework problems for Science courses.’
‘The periodic table is a tabular display of the chemical elements, organized on the basis of their properties. Elements are presented in increasing atomic number. The main body of the table is a 18 × 7 grid, with gaps included in to keep elements with similar properties together, such as the halogens and the noble gases. These gaps form four distinct rectangular areas or blocks. The f-block is not included in the main table, but rather is usually floated below, as an inline f-block would make the table impractically wide. The periodic table accurately predicts the properties of various elements and the relations between properties.’
‘The Elements is based on the internationally best-selling hard cover edition of The Elements by Theodore Gray, Popular Science Magazine’s Gray Matter columnist. But it goes way beyond what is possible on paper.You start off at a living periodic table where every element is shown with a smoothly rotating sample. To read about tin, tap the tin soldier. To read about gold, tap the gold nugget. Immediately you see the sample filling nearly the entire screen, photographed to razor sharpness and rotating around a complete circle in front of your eyes. Beside that is a column of facts and figures, each of which can be tapped to bring up rich detail and current information through the embedded Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine.’
‘Explore the properties of the elements, the standard amino acids, and the nucleobases with The Chemical Touch. A touch sensitive periodic table and chemical information companion, it provides a wealth of information right at your fingertips. Recolor the periodic table by selecting properties other than Atomic Mass to visually investigate periodic trends. Having exhausted the built-in information, the internet button opens the Wikipedia page for the selected element, amino acid, or nucleobase.’
‘Chemical quiz, which will allow you to quickly memorize the symbols of chemical elements, its groups, periods, blocks and atomic numbers…Test yourself by comparing your score with the best players in Game Center and become a master of chemistry!’
‘Quick Elements offers rapid access to information on the elements useful for anyone in the sciences and engineering. Four periodic tables summarize a variety of information. Separate screens for all 118 elements provide 22 specific types of data. Access to that data is provided by a searchable list of elements that the user can organize by atomic number, symbol, or name.’
