PubChem Periodic Table Element pages

PubChem Periodic Table Element pages provide detailed, element-specific chemical, physical, isotopic, historical, usage, cost, and safety data aggregated from PubChem for research and reference.


Key Features:

  • History: Summarizes discovery and historical context for each element.
  • Properties: Lists chemical and physical properties for each element.
  • Isotopes: Provides isotope-specific information and related data.
  • Uses and Resources: Documents common uses and links to external resources for each element.
  • Costs: Reports available cost information for elements or their forms.
  • Biological Activities and Safety Data: Provides access to biological activities and health and safety data related to specific elements and their isotopes via PubChem Compound pages.
  • Data Integration: Aggregates and links element-specific data from the PubChem database.

Scientific Applications:

  • Education and Research: Supports chemical education and research applications in biochemistry, pharmacology, environmental science, and materials science by providing element-specific reference data.

Methodology:

Curates authoritative data from the PubChem database and integrates links to PubChem Compound pages for biological activities and safety data.

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Details

Cost:
Free of charge
Tool Type:
web application
Operating Systems:
Mac, Linux, Windows
Added:
11/23/2021
Last Updated:
11/23/2021

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Publications

Kim S, Gindulyte A, Zhang J, Thiessen PA, Bolton EE. PubChem Periodic Table and Element pages: improving access to information on chemical elements from authoritative sources. Chemistry Teacher International. 2020;3(1):57-65. doi:10.1515/cti-2020-0006. PMID:34268481. PMCID:PMC8276875.

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