Mnemonic Device: Sing the names of the elements to the tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down.” Explanation: This works pretty well (including rhyming at the end of the
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Mnemonic devices for Chemistry
Need to learn the periodic table, alkanes or redox reactions? Look here for handy memory tools
Sing the names of the elements to the tune of “London Bridge is Falling Down.”
Hello! Here lies Berylie Bill, caught napping on Friday night.
Mnemonic Device: Hello! Here lies Berylie Bill, caught napping on Friday night. Explanation: from the Periodic Table, the first ten elements by order of atomic weight Hydrogen 1, Helium 2,
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My Enormous Penguin Bounces Pretty High, Helping Old No-named Donkeys
Mnemonic Device: My Enormous Penguin Bounces Pretty High, Helping Old No-named Donkeys Explanation: to remember these alkanes in organic chemistry Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane, Pentane, Hexane, Heptane, Octane, Nonane,
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Harold, He Lies Below But Can Not Open Fire, Nenamgal Sipsclar (NeNaMgAl SiPSClAr). Kings Can Scan Till fiVe Cruel Men Feel Cold Nights. CouZins Gave German Assassins Several British Kremlin Robbers.
Mnemonic Device: Harold, He Lies Below But Can Not Open Fire, Nenamgal Sipsclar (NeNaMgAl SiPSClAr). Kings Can Scan Till fiVe Cruel Men Feel Cold Nights. CouZins Gave German Assassins
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HNAKXR
Mnemonic Device: HNAKXR Explanation: to help remember the noble gases in group 18 of the periodic table Helium, Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon
The first 20 elements of the periodic table
Mnemonic Device: Happy Henry Lives Beside Boron Cottage, Near Our Friend Nelly Nancy MgAllen. Silly Patrick Stays Close. Arthur Kisses Carrie. Here He Lies Beneath Bed Clothes, Nothing On, Feeling
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LIttle BEtty Boron Could Not Often Find Neon
Mnemonic Device: LIttle BEtty Boop Could Not Often Flirt Nicely Explanation: to memorize the period 2 elements of the periodic table Lithium, Beryllium, Boron, Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Neon