#53 Periodic Table of the Elements

The periodic table of the elements organizes all known chemical elements into a single table. This program presents this table and lets the player access additional information about each element, such as its atomic number, symbol, melting point, and so on. I compiled this information from Wikipedia and stored it in a file called periodictable.csv that you can download from https://inventwithpython.com/periodictable.csv.

The Program in Action

When you run periodictable.py, the output will look like this:

Periodic Table of Elements By Al Sweigart al@inventwithpython.com Periodic Table of Elements 1 2 3 4 ...

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