Why should the periodic table not be memorized?

What will be an ideal response?


The periodic table is to a chemist as a dictionary is to a writer. It is reference that should always be available. Like the dictionary, the periodic table is to be used, not memorized.

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a. salinity b. dissolved nutrients c. dissolved gases d. light e. surface-to-volume ratio

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What are some other hypotheses for mass extinctions?

What will be an ideal response?

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During the Alaskan earthquake of 1964, the buildings that survived the best were made of wood

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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What are the dominant crops grown in these three agricultural areas of the Pacific Northwest: Willamette Valley, Palouse, and Fraser Valley?

What will be an ideal response?

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