How to Learn Periodic Table Shortcut Tricks
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Today in EMBS we will learn Chemistry Periodic Table Shortcut Tricks. In this we will get to know the short way of learning elements of S-Block, P-Block, D-Block & F-Block.
We will be using mnemonics for creating easy way of memorizing the topic. The strategy to recite the mnemonics is :-
- The mnemonics are framed using letters of elements in the same sequence as they occur in the periodic table.
- Symbols are highlighted in bold tatters. Do not read the letters in bracket.
- Phonetics have also been at various places. C may be replaced by K, G with J, I with EA & O with U etc
S-BLOCK ELEMENT – Periodic Table Shortcut Tricks
The S-block consists of two groups which have identical physical and chemical properties.
| Group 1 contains Lithium (Li), Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Rubidium (Ru), Caesium (Cs), and Francium (Fr). Jus take the intials and we get the mnemonic as LiNa Ki Ruby Cse Friendship hai |
| Group 2 is known as alkaline earth metals. It includes Beryllium (Be), Magnesium (Mg), Calcium (Ca), Strontium (Sr), Barium (Br), and Radium (Ra). Mnemonic as: Beta Mange Car Scooter Baap rone se Raazi |
| Group |
Elements |
Mnemonic |
| Group 1 |
Li, Na, K, Ru,Cs,Fr |
LiNa Ki Ruby Cse Friendship hai |
| Group 2 |
Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Br, Ra |
Beta Mange Car Scooter Baap rone se Raazi |
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P-BLOCK ELEMENT – Periodic Table Shortcut Tricks
This block contains non-metal, semi-metal and poor metals. P-BLOCK element the last six group of the periodic table(group 13 to 18) have their own valence electron.
| GROUP 13 is known as Boron group and it consist of Boron(B),Aluminium(Al),Gallium (Ga),Indium(In),and Thallium(Ti).
MNEMONIC for this group: B A G I T |
| Group 14 consist of Carbon(C),Silicon(Si),Germanium (Ge),Tin(Sn),and lead(Pb)and known as carbon group
MNEMONIC for this group: Chemistry Sir Gives Sanki Problems |
| Group 15 includes Nitrogen(N),Phosphorus(P),Arsenic(As),Antimony(Sb),and Bismuth(Bi) and known as nitrogen group.
MNEMONIC for this group: Nahi Pasand Aise Sab Bhai |
| GROUP 16 contains Oxygen(O) sulphur (S), Selenium(S), Tellurium(Te), and Polonium(Po) and are these are known as oxygen group.
MNEMONIC for this group: Oh! Style Se Tel Polish |
| Group 17 Fluorine (F), Chlorine(Cl),Bromine(Br),Iodine(I),and Astatine(At) and these groups are known as Halogens.
MNEMONIC for this group: Fir Call Kar Bahaar AayI Aunty |
| Group 18 consist of Helium (He), Neon (Ne), Argon (Ar), Krypton (Kr), Xenon (Xe), and Radon (Rn) and known group of noble gasses except Helium.
MNEMONIC for this Group: He Never Arrived; Kara Xero Run pe Out |
| Group |
Elements |
Tip |
| Group 13 |
B, Al, Ga, In, Tl |
BAG IT |
| Group 14 |
C, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb |
Carbon and Silicon chips in Germany doped with Tin (Sn) and Lead (Pb) |
| Group 15 |
N, P, As, Sb, Bi |
Naga Pambu Aasaiya Saabuduthu Biscuit |
| Group 16 |
O S Se Te Po |
Ohh YeS! Se Thu Po |
| Group 17 |
F, Cl, Br, I, At |
End with ine (are rhythmic) |
| Group 18 |
He, Ne, Ar, Kr, Xe, Rn |
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D-BLOCK ELEMENT – Periodic Table Shortcut Tricks
D-BLOCK contains elements of group 3 to 12 and group 3 to 12 are known as transitional elements, whereas and group 12 elements are known as post-transitional elements and have completely filled sub-shell.
| Period 4-
The first row in the D-block denotes the elements with period 4. These are Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn. As they are ten in total and hence we further divide them in two groups. The first part is Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn and the second one includes Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn.
The first should better me mugged up as Scandium saw Titanic in Vettri Chrompet Theatre with Manganese. Now, to memorize the second part is an arduous task. So we are actually trying to learn the elements Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn. We read these symbols as Feh Co Nee Ku Zinc – FeCo NiCu Zn. Just assume that Fe, Co and Ni, Cu are two couples while Zn is still a bachelor. The chief point to be noted here is that there are chances of messing up Cobalt (Co) with Copper (Cu). So keep a note of that! |
| Period 5-
This period is quite entertaining. Just imagine it to be a story of two friends Y and Z i.e. Yttrium and Zed/Zee Zirconium respectively. So, Y and Z are two mates who say Namba (Nb) Teacher (Tc) R-square(Ru,Rh)” (Our teacher R-square). And henceforth, they dance and sing on music numbers from CD- Padi(Pd) Aaadi(Ag) Cd.
Thus, the crux to remember period 5 is
Y and Z – two friends – say “Namba Teacher R-square” – and Padi, Aadi to a Cd. |
| Period 6-
The elements covered under this category include Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au and Hg.
The simplest way to memorize this is to consider them in reverse order and then we try to associate them with some related words. Let’s see how we do this-
Hg – Mercury – Marie – This is a reputed brand of biscuit in India.
W – Tungsten – Wandhichu or Vandhichu- which implies “to come” or “to get affected with”
“Ta – Tantalum – Theriyuma – meaning “do you know”?
Just try to imagine that we are conversing with the element Hafnuim, then our words would be
“Marie Gold Platinum biscuit saaptu Irridium ku Soree Wandhichu Theriyuma Hafnium?”
The above thing can better be comprehended as
“Marie(Hg) Gold(Au) Platinum(Pt) biscuit saaptu Irridium(Ir) ku SoRee(OsRe) Wandhichu(W) Theriyuma(Ta) Hafnium(Hf) ?”
which decodes to “Hey hafnium, did you know that Irridium got a bad itch after eating Marie Gold Platinum biscuits ?”
Last but not the least, do not ignore the first element of the atomic periodic table which is also the leading element of Lanthanides i.e. Lanthanum. |
| Period 7 contains the radioactive elements only. D-block elements that come under it are Actinium (Ac), Rutherfordium (Rf), Dubnium (Db), Seaborgium (Sg), Bohrium (Bh), Hassium (Hs), Meitnerium (Mt), and Darmstadtium (Ds).
Mnemonic for Period 7: Ak(c)ele R(f) D(b) S(g)harma ki B(h)ook mein H(s)ain Maths ke Difficult sawaal.
Read as: Akele R D Sharma ki Book mein Hain Maths ke Difficult sawaal.
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| Periods |
Elements |
Mnemonic |
| Period 4 |
Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn,
Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn |
Scandium saw Titanic in Vettri Chrompet Theatre with Manganese
Fe, Co and Ni, Cu are two couples while Zn is still a bachelor |
| Period 5 |
Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Tc, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Cd |
Y and Z – two friends – say “Namba Teacher R-square” – and Padi, Aadi to a Cd |
| Period 6 |
Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os, Ir, Pt, Au and Hg. |
Hey hafnium, did you know that Irridium got a bad itch after eating Marie Gold Platinum biscuits? |
| Period 7
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Ac, Rf, Db, Sg, Bh, Hs, Mt, Ds |
Akele R D Sharma ki Book mein Hain Maths ke Difficult sawaal |
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F-BLOCK ELEMENT – Periodic Table Shortcut Tricks
F-block elements are also termed as inner transition elements. They can be further divided into Lanthanides and Actinides. Lanthanides include Cerium (Ce), Praseodymium (Pr), Neodymium (Nd), Promethium (Pm), Samarium (Sm), Europium (Eu), Gadolinium (Gd), Terbium (Tb), Dysprosium (Dy), Holmium (Ho), Erbium (Er), Thulium (Tm), Ytterbium (Yb) and Lutetium (Lu). We can mug them up in a very interesting way by dividing them in three parts:
| 1. Cerium (Ce), Praseodymium (Pr), Neodymium (Nd), Promethium (Pm), and Samarium (Sm)
Mnemonic for Lanthanides Part 1: Celina aur Priety Ne dande se Pammy aur Simmy ko mara. |
| 2. Europium (Eu), Gadolinium (Gd), Terbium (Tb), Dysprosium (Dy), and Holmium (Ho)
Mnemonic for Lanthanides Part 2: Europe G(d)aya to TB(b) aur Di(y)arrohoea Ho gaya.
Read as: Europe Gaya to TB aur Diarrohoea Ho gaya. |
| 3. Erbium (Er), Thulium (Tm), Ytterbium (Yb) and Lutetium (Lu)
Mnemonic for Lanthanides Part 3: E re, dekh Tamatar Yellow aur bLue hain. |
| Parts |
Elements |
Mnemonic |
| Part 1 |
Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm |
Celina aur Priety Ne dande se Pammy aur Simmy ko mara. |
| Part 2 |
Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho |
Europe Gaya to TB aur Diarrohoea Ho gaya |
| Part 1=3 |
Er, Tm, Yb, Lu |
E re, dekh Tamatar Yellow aur bLue hain |
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Various actinides included under the F-block are – Thorium (Th), Protactinium (Pa), Uranium (U), Neptunium (Np), Plutonium (Pu), Americium (Am), Curium (Cm), Berkelium (Bk), Fermium (Fm), Mendelevium (Md), Nobelium (No), and Lawrencium (Lr).
| 1.Thorium (Th), Protactinium (Pa), Uranium (U), and Neptunium (Np)
Mnemonic for Actinides Part 1: Thode Pehelwan Unse Niptengey. |
| 2.Plutonium (Pu), Americium (Am), Curium (Cm), Berkelium (Bk)
Mnemonic for Actinides Part 2: Purane Aam K(C)am Bikenge.
Read as: Purane Aam Kam Bikenge. |
3. Fermium (Fm), Mendelevium (Md), Nobelium (No), and Lawrencium (Lr)
Mnemonic for Actinides Part 3: Itni Family aMdani mein No Ladki rajee. |
| Actinides Part |
Elements |
Mnemonic |
| Part 1 |
Th, Pa, U, Np |
Thode Pehelwan Unse Niptengey |
| Part 2 |
Pu, Am, Cm, Bk |
Purane Aam Kam Bikenge |
| Part 3 |
Fm, Md, No, Lr |
Itni Family aMdani mein No Ladki rajee |
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