Just remember sections, or row or columns, or column names.
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Anonymous2007-04-14 19:42 ID:DwRqE9qN
It rhymes.
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Anonymous2007-04-14 19:45 ID:FF6wAmCU
learning the electron shell stuffs could help.
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Anonymous2007-04-14 19:45 ID:lS+c8RpP
>>1
with shitload of practice, I remembered all the elements's atomic numbers and symbols.
however, not having practiced in a while, I'd have shitload of trouble right now.
so anyway, the answer is a shitload of practice.
You can get a good start by memorizing it however works best for you, but the only way you'll get good with the periodic table is by working with it. Find a good, well labelled, clean table that includes common oxidation values (that last bit is surprisingly hard to find) look things up on it, do problems, take tests, and you'll learn your way around it.
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Anonymous2007-04-14 22:17 ID:2MPwNQ7m
One word: Tom_Lehrer-The_Elements.mp3
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Anonymous2007-04-14 23:55 ID:54PwTk4L
>>8
Yep. I managed to memorize the whole thing in one weekend (for bonus credit in chem). Basically I just took a stack of paper and wrote the thing over and over, dozens of times.