The precursors of heavy elements might arise in the plasma underbellies of swollen stars or in smoldering stellar corpses.

Discover the intelligent design of the periodic table with BBC Bitesize. ... For example, the element symbol for iron is Fe, from the latin word ferrum for iron. Back to top.

The periodic table of elements classifies elements according to patterns in properties. Elements in a group, or family, have similar properties ... iron, zinc and gold.

It seems as if the makeup of the periodic table would be as rudimentary as apples falling down, not up. There’s evidence for elements like oxygen, iron, and silicon all around.

Since the invention of the periodic table 150 years ago this month, scientists have worked to fill in the rows of elements and make sense of their properties. But researchers have also pursued a ...

The periodic table is getting an update. The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announced that four new chemical elements have been assigned atomic numbers 113, 115, 117 and 118.