The Periodic Table (contributors include Bob Gayhart and Dean Campbell) Group 1A (H Li Na K Rb Cs Fr): -Highly Nasty Kids Rub Cats Fur -Hans liebt Natuerliche Kaese reibt (ueber) (c)zentralsued Frankreich. Frankreich. (!) Group 2A (Be Mg Ca Sr Ba Ra): -Bearded Muggers Came Straight Back Rapidly. -Beer Mugs Can Serve Bar Rats. Group 3 (B Al Ga In Tl): -Big Al Garner's In Trouble. -Big All Gave in Tulsa. -Big Al Gave Incomplete Totals. -Big Al Gave Innocent Toys. -Bob Allen Gave Indians Tennis Lessons. -Bears Always Give Indians Trouble. Group 4A (C Si Ge Sn Pb): -Can Silly Germans Snatch Lead? -Conniving Sisters Get Snotty Playboys. -Can Si Get Snuckered at the Pub? Group 5 (N P As Sb Bi): -New Popes Assign Subordinate Bishops. -Never Put Arsenic in Silver Bullet Beer. Group 6A (O S Se Te Po): -Oil is slicker with STP. -Old Soldiers Seem Terribly Polluted. -Oversized Sailors Sell and Tell about Polo cologne. -Oh, she sells the poles. Group 7A (F Cl Br I At): -Frank Cleverly Brought Indian Attire. -Fairy Clowns Broil Innocent Ants. -Fat Clyde Bribed Innocent Arthur. -"Floor Cleaner Broken?" I asked. Group 8A (He Ne Ar Kr Xe Rn): -He Never Arrived; Karen eXited with Ron. -He needs our crazy Xerox repairman. First Row Transition Metals (Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn): -St. Vincent Cried "Mommy!" Feeling Cold Next to Cold Zombies. -Scott Tips Very Counterfeit Money, Feels Cold Near Cubic Zircons. -Scary Tiny Vicious Creatures Mean Females Come Nightly to Club Z. -Scotty Vickerman Fee cony c ony cousin. -Scott tickled Vanna's cranium, manager Fred could not cut in. Second Row Transition Metals (Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd): -Yes sir, Nob. Most technicians rub Rod's pale silver Cadillac. Third Row Transition Metals (La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg): -Larry's half taken, Wendy reached out her plate audibly, Helga. Lanthanides (Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu): -Caesar Procrastinated at the Nile, Permitting So Many Europeans (who were) Getting Turbid (and) Dying (of) Home Urges (erges?) To Yell "Lutetium!". -Cecil proudly named Pam, Sam, (and) Eugene. Good Tobin dyes hosiery early tomorrow yellow-blue. Actinides (Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr): -Three planets: Uranus, Neptune, (and) Pluto. Amy cured Berkeley, California. Einstein (and) Fermi made noble laws.
Do what you Oughter, add acid to water! Explanation A reminder to only acid acid to water, and not water to acid.
BrINClHOF (pronounced brinklehoff) Explanation The diatomic molecules: Bromine, Nitrogen, Chlorine, Hydrogen, Oxygen, O xygen, and Fluorine.
How He Lies Because Boys Can Not Open Flowers Explanation First nine elements in the Periodic Table
Tall Gene calls Florence at our quarters to correct dumbness. Explanation Mohs scale of hardness: Talc gypsum calcite fluorite apatite orthoclase quartz topaz corundum diamond
Do like an otter, add acid to water. Explanation The order to combine acid and water.
Sober Physicists Don't Find Giraffes Hiding In Kitchens Explanation The order of atomic orbitals (s,p,d,f,g,h,i,k). After K, they're alphabetical.
Monarch Edward Prefers Birthday Parties His Highness Offers No Drinks Explanation Meth, Eth, Prop, But, Pent, Hex, Hept, Oct, Non, Dec
OIL RIG Explanation Oxidation Is Loss Reduction Is Gain
LOAN Explanation Left side Oxidation Anode attracts Negative ions
LOAN BRA Explanation Left side Anode Negative ions attract this is used in electrodes Blue litmus to Red litmus Acid
kuh nuh cah mug al | zun feh sun pub | coo ag ooo plat Explanation Reactivity series. K Na Ca Mg Al | Zn Fe Sn Pb | Cu Ag Au Pt
Oh My Such Good Apple Pie Explanation The first letters of "Oh My Such Good Apple Pie" correspond to those of the straight-chain dicarboxylic acids of carbon numbers two through seven; i.e., oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutaric, adipic, and picric acids
Please Stop Calling My African Zebra In Latin Class.
Explanation Used to remember the reactivity series. Pottasium, Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Zinc, Iron, Lithium, CARBON.
Maggie Enjoys Pacifiers & Bottles Explanation Use Maggie from the Simpsons to remeber the first 4 alkanes/enes/ynes: Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane
Must Every PRefect Be PErfect Explanation Used to remember the first five alkanes.Methane, Ethane, PRopane, Butane, PEn tane
Hi Hello Little Beryll Brown Cracking Nuts On Friday. Nellie's Naughty Magpie Always Sings Pop Songs Clearly After Killing Cathy Explanation Periodic Table - Atomic Weight 1st Twenty ElementsHydrogen 1, Helium 2, Lithium 3, Beryllium 4, Boron 5, Carbon 6, Nitrogen 7, Oxygen 8, Flourine 9, Neon 10, Sodium 11, Magnesium 12, Aluminium 13, Silicon 14, Phosphorous 15, Sulphur 16, Chlorine 17, Argon 18, Potasium 19, Calcium 20
Acid to Water; All is Well.Water to Acid; What an Accident! Explanation Use these two mnemonics to help remember that it is OK to add acid to water, but you may get an explosion from the excess heat created by reversing the order of mixing the two.
OIL RIG Explanation O-xidation I-s L-oss (of electrons); R-eduction I-s G-ain (of electrons)
Memorize eternal propositions, but pension hectic happy occult nonsensical declarations Explanation The underlined characters help you to memorize the first ten alkanes: methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, nonane, decane
Here Lies Benjamin Bold; Cry Not Old Friend; Needlessly Nature Magnifies All Simple People Sometimes, Clots and Kings. Explanation To remember the first few elements of the Periodic Table.
Harry He Likes Beer But CanNot Obtain Food Explanation To remember the first few elements of the Periodic Table.
Chemistry students use the phrase "LEO says GER" to keep the two halves of a redox process straight, since the Loss of Electrons is Oxidation while the Gain of Electrons is Reduction.
