Element

Sort By:
Page 7 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    the novel, Chemical Element by Robert L. Wolke (2004), he explains the history and formation of elements through the ideas of an ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle. Aristotle proposed that elements are simple structures that can be decomposed, but cannot be split. However, there are nuclear fissions and nuclear reactions, where chemical elements can be split into smaller parts. Thus, a supernova is similar to nuclear fission. When a supernova explodes, it releases elements. Similar to when nuclear

    • 327 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Good Essays

    We all know the saying, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.” Similarly, every element in the periodic table has its’ own story and its’ own unique meaning. However, the average high schooler simply associates these elements as something used in their chemistry classes. In fact, the elements seen on the periodic table actually have much more to do in our daily lives and in history than most people know. While giving a whole new perspective to the meaning of Chemistry, author Sam Kean successfully recounts

    • 828 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Classical elements refer to ancient beliefs inspired by natural observation of the phases of matter; with the classical elements: earth is equivalent to solid, water is equivalent to liquid, air is equivalent to gas and fire is equivalent to plasma. Historians trace the evolution of modern theory pertaining to the chemical elements, as well as chemical compounds and mixtures of natural substances to medieval, and Greek models. "Ulysses" details Ulysses' intense dissatisfaction and boredom on his

    • 917 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    Strunk and White’s Elements of Style Essay

    • 1972 Words
    • 8 Pages
    • 2 Works Cited

    Strunk and White’s “Elements of Style” A typical science fiction fan can be more familiar about Star Trek and it’s characters than some of their own family members. For those that are not all that familiar with this “Sci Fi” show, Star Trek remains as a very well known icon in television history. The crew of the Starship Enterprise traveled to mysterious planets, through mysterious galaxies. I wonder if this journey couldn’t be compared to the journey of style for the writer.

    • 1972 Words
    • 8 Pages
    • 2 Works Cited
    Better Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The periodic table of the elements was published in 1869 by Dmitri Mendeleev. He shows the elements in order according to the atomic weight. A pattern where similar properties for elements occur periodically. With the work of of the physicist Henry, the periodic table was known on the basis of increasing atomic number rather than an atomic weight. This table can be used to predicts the properties of elements that had not been discovered yet. It lists elements, in other words number of protons in

    • 807 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    the 5th Element also known as Spirit, not the “human” Spirit, but in this context, Spirit as the source of all energy, the universal forces, all that is. The word Akasha itself is a Sanskrit word for “Aether” meaning clear sky or pure air. This must not be confused by the chemical substance “ether”. Is interesting to know that in Alchemy, Aether - unlike other elements - didn’t have a definite symbol and it was normally and “unofficially” represented by a circle. In Wicca, the 5 Elements are represented

    • 436 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Element 95 on the periodic table, Americium was recognised in November 1945 by a chemist Glenn Seaborg who discovered the element as well as co-discovering ten other elements including Plutonium.1 The chemical element americium has atomic number 95 and an atomic weight of 243. Americium is a malleable, silvery white metal that tarnishes slowly in dry air at room temperature. . There are several known isotopes of americium and all of them are radioactive, the most stable being Americium -243 with

    • 441 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Element 2: Alternative Secondary School In-School Youth: Gerber School and CIRCLE Academy-Urbana are Alternative School programs. The expected outcome for in-school participants is a high school diploma. Out-of-School Youth: Out-of-school youth who have not yet achieved a secondary education certificate are encouraged to re-enter an alternative secondary school opportunity through community resources (e.g., Urbana Adult Education, Parkland College). Community resources may also be accessed for young

    • 882 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    William Strunk Jr., an English professor at Cornell University in 1919 required his students to have the textbook The Elements of Style, written by William Strunk Jr. himself. It was referred to as the “little” book and was a forty-three-page summary of the case for cleanliness, accuracy and brevity in the use of English (Strunk & White, 2000). These rules are in the form of sharp commands, shining light on Sergeant Strunk’s personality and approach to teaching. E.B. White, a former student of Strunk

    • 1174 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Potassium essay Potassium is a chemical element on the periodic table with the symbol K from Neo-Latin, Kalium. Potassium comes from the alkali metals family on the periodic table and has one valence electron. It has 20 neutrons,19 protons and the same amount of electrons . It has an atomic number of 19 and an atomic mass of 39.0983. Its Melting point is 146.08 degrees and it's boiling point is 1,398 degrees. In room temperature potassiums phase is solid. The second most dense metal after lithium

    • 476 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays