BBC | Chemistry: A Volatile History | Ep 2 The Order of the Elements (2 of 6)

[RJL738]

This is amazing how we have experimental and actually pictures of what atoms looks like. They may have cocneptualised what atoms look like more than this but this is not bad. It's an amazing fact that the largest atom Ceasium is about 8 or 9 closer to 9 times wider than the smallest atom Helium or the largest atoms are a few hundred times the volume of the smallest atoms. This is a more than beautiful noble and elegant persuete of physics.

[Drhlony]

@ 6:50 , Silicon is the most abundant element after Oxygen , I think he meant to say Hydrogen

[DjiXas]

Has anyone found pictures of Jacob Berzelius equipment?

[boryskow]

@DjiXas hardrogen

[Kulafur]

nicolas cage @ 9:04

[ZaFootyBoy]

I don't get how people can dislike this, it's a brilliant series

[wanker4761]

for a little fun find the elements song by Tom Lehrer on youtube.

[NoWitnessesNoRegrets]

Some parts of doc are very misleading

[BubbleGumNipples]

@NoWitnessesNoRegrets

What parts?

I'm not saying your wrong or anything, I just want to know.

[NoWitnessesNoRegrets]

@BubbleGumNipples The part when he shows pics of atoms, technicaly impossible, but it depends how you look at it. I also realise that the makers of show have very little time and cant realy explain everything in to much depth

[MethvMouth]

I saw this in my classroom today :D

[NINZababy]

john dolton = legend

[LordBifford]

What atoms "look like"? Atoms are smaller than any wavelength of visible light, so they can't "look like" anything unless you assign them false colors.

Now, what does an electron look like? In school, they made me think they were little blue beads. Then I heard something about standing waves. Then I saw a concept diagram of horrible squiggles.

[MrOldboy360]

@LordBifford  And now what does crack cocaine look like?

[nublex]

@MrOldboy360 looks like it would fit into my pipe

[winstonmatthews]

brilliant series! Well made!