This video explores atomic modeling through history, starting with the ancient Greeks and Chinese and then moving into the 19th and 20th century. Learn about the foundational work Mendeleyev provided for today's periodic table. Take an in-depth look at today's table and learn what each piece of information means. Look at bonding models and listen to the limitations they pose in accurately explaining and accounting for bonding phenomena.

Originally released by Video Education Australasia, 2011. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on August 5, 2015.

Ancient Greece --(2:23) -- Plum Pudding -- (2:55) -- History of Elements -- (2:44) -- Recurring Patterns -- (3:12) -- Atom Structure -- (3:34) -- Modern Periodic table -- (3:46) -- Visualizing Atoms -- (4:24) -- Credits: Chemistry Concepts 1: Atomic Structure; the Periodic Table; Limitations of Bonding Models -- (0:55).