How Do You Memorize The Periodic Table?
Many high school or college classes require memorization of at least the first half of the table, as this is where the most common elements are found. Memorizing the Periodic Table might seem like a daunting task. As with any memorization task, however, there are tricks and techniques to make it easier. Step 1 Say the first element, hydrogen. Then say the first two elements, hydrogen, helium. Then add the third element: hydrogen, helium, lithium. Keep going like this, each time starting back at the beginning then adding just one more element. Step 2 Make pairs or small groups of elements in your mind. For instance, hydrogen and helium go together nicely because they both start with H and have three syllables. Lithium and beryllium can be a pair because they both end in -ium and have three syllables. Nitrogen and oxygen both end in -gen and have thee syllables. Fluorine can be by itself, then you are all the way at the end of the line with neon. Sodium and magnesium both end in -ium and
