The New Periodic Table Song (In Order)
There once was periodic table song whose frenzied pace and extraordinary organization made it seemingly irreplaceable — here’s another!
The New Periodic Table Song In Order (To Make You And Your Students Crazy)
by TeachThought Staff
There once was periodic table song whose frenzied pace and extraordinary organization made it seemingly irreplaceable–a classic among classics. There was no need for another.
But in an answer to a question no one asked, the good folks at asapSCIENCEย have gone back to the well and produced another stunner sure to take up space on the smartphones of all the cool kids, banging rhythmically out of Beats headphones all over school.
This version has the elements in order, and even includes interjections that clarify how the periodic table itself is organized.ย Here is the version with lyrics, and here is a version that has been slowed down.
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There’sย Hydrogenย andย Helium
Thenย Lithium,ย Beryllium
Boron,ย Carbon everywhere
Nitrogen all through the air
With Oxygen so you can breathe
And Fluorine for your pretty teeth
Neon to light up the signs
Sodium for salty times
[Chorus]
Magnesium,ย Aluminium,ย Silicon
Phosphorus, thenย Sulfur,ย Chlorineย andย Argon
Potassium, andย Calcium so you’ll grow strong
Scandium,ย Titanium,ย Vanadiumย andย Chromiumย andย Manganese
[Post-Chorus]
This is the Periodic Table
Noble gas is stable
Halogens and Alkali react aggressively
Each period will see new outer shells
While electrons are added moving to the right
Thenย Cobalt,ย Nickel coinsย you get
Copper,ย Zincย andย Gallium
Germaniumย andย Arsenic
Selenium and Bromine film
While Krypton helps light up your room
Rubidiumย andย Strontiumย thenย Yttrium,ย Zirconium
[Chorus]
Niobium,ย Molybdenum,ย Technetium
Ruthenium,ย Rhodium,ย Palladium
Silver-ware thenย Cadmiumย andย Indium
Tin-cans,ย Antimonyย thenย Telluriumย andย Iodineย andย Xenonย and thenย Caesiumย and
[Bridge]
Barium is 56ย and this isย where the table splits
Whereย Lanthanidesย have just begun
Lanthanum,ย Ceriumย andย Praseodymium
Neodymium’sย next to
Promethium, thenย 62’s
Samarium,ย Europium,ย Gadoliniumย andย Terbium
Dysprosium,ย Holmium,ย Erbium,ย Thulium
Ytterbium,ย Lutetium
[Chorus]
Hafnium,ย Tantalum,ย Tungstenย then we’re onย to
Rhenium,ย Osmiumย andย Iridium
Platinum,ย Gold to make you rich ’til you grow old
Mercury to tell you when it’s really cold
Thalliumย andย Leadย thenย Bismuth for your tummy
Polonium,ย Astatineย would not be yummy
Radon,ย Francium will last a little time
Radiumย thenย Actinidesย at 89
Noble gas is stable
Halogens and Alkali react aggressively
Each period will see new outer shells
While electrons are to the right
[Verse 3]
Actinium,ย Thorium,ย Protactinium
Uranium,ย Neptunium,ย Plutonium
Americium,ย Curium,ย Berkelium
Californium,ย Einsteinium,ย Fermium
Mendelevium,ย Nobelium,ย Lawrencium
Rutherfordium,ย Dubnium,ย Seaborgium
Bohrium,ย Hassiumย thenย Meitnerium
Darmstadtium,ย Roentgenium,ย Copernicium
Nihonium,ย Flerovium
Moscovium,ย Livermorium
Tennessine, andย Oganesson
[Outro]
And then we’re done!