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Devantè

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Periodic Table Memorisation Game

http://www.sporcle.com/games/elements.php

Useful game to memorise the periodic table. Whether you're memorising them by group, period, or possibly even backwards, that game'll help you.

Unfortunately, I can't find any game that lets you memorise anything else to do with the periodic table - i.e. compound names, or electron shell capacities. Though, I guess you could just do that on paper.

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bumpkin

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

Hi Devante;

I got 57, not so good, I used to get around 90.

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mathsyperson

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

I got 54. I was shooting for 50 though, so I'm happy about that.

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JaneFairfax

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

I got 115 out of 118!

The ones I missed were hafnium (72), dubnium (105) and bohrium (107).

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bumpkin

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

Nice score Jane and Mathsy.

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John E. Franklin

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

You guys are phenomenal.
I've studied the chem chart for many months in 2002 when I was locked up,
so I got 93 correct!!!
For the record, I missed these, some because I can't spell well:
Te W Pt Po Pr Pm Gd Yb Cm Fm Lr Rf Sg Hs Mt Ds Rg Uub Uut Uuq Uup Uuh Uus Uuo
It's nice they had encyclopedias in the funny farm.

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JaneFairfax

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

I did the test again and this time got them all in under five minutes – 4 minutes 54 seconds to be precise.

Devantè

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

The site is good for other things too --

Powers of 2 game (up to 2^32)
Powers of n^10 (useful to see your mental potential)
Primes
Common Polyatomic Anions Chemical Names
"Name That Mathematician"
Cubic Numbers

There are more pretty fun ones, though I find the science section quizzes more interesting.

Last edited by Devantè (2010-02-07 23:11:01)

bobbym

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From: Bumpkinland

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

Hi;

Got 19 for 19 on the mathematician one.

Got all the primes with 26 seconds left.

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In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Devantè

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

How many countries can you name?

It's quite difficult to get over 60 in this one.

John E. Franklin

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

Woah! 60 seconds ain't much! (on countries)

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

(Measly 12 on the countries) I am sure I could have gotten more if I had more time.  More of a typing test than anything else.

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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

Tigeree

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

I got 41. On the Periodic Table. That's just tragic. Yeah, typing and only when I spell them right, took me a while though. Oh geez, the countries are even worse, I got 8. But that's cause I was accidentally saying continents. I'm doing those again.... Oh, that time I got 10 countries. But that game makes me panic I don't think good when I panic. That's more like it, 74 on the periodic table because I had more time.

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John E. Franklin

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Re: Periodic Table Memorisation Game

powers of 2 is fun! tests your doubling skills.

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