Metalloids
Sometimes acting as metals and sometimes as nonmetals, the metalloids may be the strangest and most useful group of elements on the periodic table. Segments in this program include Exploring Metalloids (properties of the metalloids); Boron: Pyrotech...
The halogens
The halogens is the only group that contains elements representing all three familiar states of matter at standard temperature and pressure. Segments in this program include Exploring the Halogens (properties of the halogens); Fluorine: The Painless...
The actinide series
Most elements in the actinide series were created artificially; only thorium and uranium are found in nature. Segments in this program include "Exploring the Actinide Series" (properties of the actinides); "Uranium: Stealth Boomer" (the use of urani...
The periodic table
Much more than a list of elements, the periodic table is a snapshot of how matter is organized on Earth and throughout the universe. Divided into five sections, this program looks at the history and components of the periodic table: The History of t...
Core chemistry
This program shows why the future problems of energy, food, medicines and materials are the problems of chemistry. No science is more at the core of every technology that supports the seven billion people living on the planet today than chemistry. ...
Alkaline earth metals
Almost as unstable as alkali metals, soft and silvery alkaline earth metals react easily with water. Segments in this program include Exploring Alkaline Earth Metals (properties of the alkaline earth metals); Calcium: Building Bones (the relationshi...
Other metals
The group known as "other metals" contains some of the most widely used elements in the world. Segments in this program include Exploring Other Metals (properties of the other metals); Aluminum: Providing Power (the many uses of aluminum, the most a...
Nonmetals
Only 18 elements are generally considered nonmetals, yet nonmetals make up the bulk of the crust, atmosphere, and oceans of the Earth. Segments in this program include Exploring Nonmetals (properties of the nonmetals); Hydrogen: Fuel of the Future (...
The noble gases
The noble gases, like the noble metals, are characterized by low reactivity. Segments in this program include Exploring the Noble Gases (properties of the noble gases); Helium: Rocket Fuel (helium's part in powering the space shuttle); Neon: Fabulou...