This Talented Artist Illustrated 112 Elements as People to Make Learning More Fun and Engaging

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John Summers • Contributor
Sep 13, 2024 9:00 PM EDT

This is our favorite type of geekiness—when you take one passion (in this case, chemistry) and combine it perfectly with another passion you possess (character design), mashing them together to create something that is not only visually striking but also creative and educational. Artist Kacie D. beautifully combined her two passions by creating personal illustrations for 112 elements in the periodic table (why she didn't do the last six? We have no idea). Each illustration depicts the element as if it were a person (or at least a human-shaped entity), and the designs are absolutely wonderful!

Although this project was completed back in 2015, we only discovered it now, and we're thrilled that we did. On her website, Kacie D. sells these illustrations as coloring books and flashcards, allowing kids from all around the world to learn about the elements that make up our universe in a fun and interactive way.

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    HYDROGEN Hydrogen is the smallest, lightest, and most abundant element in the universe. H
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    2 HELIUM Helium is a nonreactive element and the lightest of the noble gases. He
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    3 LITHIUM The metal form of Lithium is so soft it can be cut with a knife. Li
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    4 BERYLLIUM Beryllium can be found in the forms of aquamarine and emerald. Be
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    5 BORON Boron is a subdued element that produces a bright green flame. B
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    6 CARBON Carbon can take the forms of charcoal, graphite, and diamond. C
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    7 NITROGEN Some forms of Nitrogen are toxic and other forms cause light-headedness. N
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    8 OXYGEN Pure Oxygen comes in the paired form of O2.
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    9 FLUORINE Fluorine gas is so reactive it will ignite anything it touches. F
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    10 NEON Neon glows red-orange when an electric charge runs through it. Ne
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    || SODIUM Sodium is found in the ocean, but the pure metal reacts violently with water. Na
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    12 MAGNESIUM The only way to put out a Magnesium fire is with sand. Mg
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    13 ALUMINUM Aluminum is a strong yet lightweight metal commonly found in soda cans. Al
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    14 SILICON Silicon is often found in computer microchips and other electronics. Si
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    15 PHOSPHORUS It is the red Phosphorus in match tips that makes it ignite. P
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    16 SULFUR Sulfur is a smelly, combative element found in grenades and gunpowder. S
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    17 CHLORINE Inhaling Chlorine gas can cause burning in the eyes and sinuses. Cl
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    18 ARGON Argon's name means "inactive" and is commonly found in lightbulbs. Ar
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    19 POTASSIUM Potassium is a very reactive element that burns with a lilac flame. K
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    20 CALCIUM The Calcium in milk helps to strengthen the skeleton. Ca
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    21 SCANDIUM Rumors arose that baseball bats containing Scandium had remarkable striking power. Sc
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    22 TITANIUM 88 Titanium is non-allergenic and can be used in body piercings. Ti
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    23 VANADIUM Vanadium is added to steel to make it stronger, and is found in many tools. V
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    24 CHROMIUM Cars from the 1950's and 60's were often decked out with Chromium. Cr
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    25 MANGANESE Manganese can lead to manganism, a toxic state causing hallucinations and violence. Mn
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    26 IRON Iron rusts by itself, which is why a lot of elements are added to it to make steel. Fe
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    27 COBALT Cobalt helps create one of the strongest magnets in the world. Co
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    28 NICKEL Nickel's name means "devil's copper" and adds a green color to glass. Ni
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    29 COPPER Copper is a red-colored metal that is a good conductor of electricity. Cu
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    30 ZINC Because it corrodes quickly, Zinc is added to steel to increase longevity. Zn
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    31 GALLIUM Gallium spoons melt when served in hot beverages. Ga
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    32 GERMANIUM Germanium is a semiconductor used in cell phones and other electronics. Ge
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    33 ARSENIC Arsenic is a highly toxic element commonly used in rat poisons. As
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    34 SELENIUM す Selenium, when consumed by cows, can cause them to go into blind staggers. Se
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    35 BROMINE Bromine is one of only two elements that is liquid at room temperature. Br
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    36 KRYPTON The noble gas Krypton is commonly known for its role in Superman comics. Kr
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    37 RUBIDIUM Rubidium's name means "red" and the metal explodes on impact with water. Rb
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    38 STRONTIUM Strontium, named after the Scottish village Strontian, gives fireworks a red color. Sr
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    39 YTTRIUM Yttrium was rumored to have had strange and mystical properties. Y
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    40 ZIRCONIUM Cubic Zirconium is a common form of this element. Zr
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    41 NIOBIUM Niobium is named after a Greek goddess who was punished for her vanity. Nb
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    42 MOLYBDENUM Molybdenum is a tough metal used in many types of power tools. Mo
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    43 TECHNETIUM Technetium is used in x-ray procedures to locate bone cancer. Tc
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    44 RUTHENIUM Ruthenium is a rare metal used to give jewelry a dark finish. Ru
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    45 RHODIUM Rhodium is one of the shiniest metals on the periodic table. Rh
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    46 PALLADIUM Palladium banishes harmful chemicals and is found in catalytic converters of cars. Pd
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    47 SILVER Silver is the best conductor of electricity of all the metals. Ag
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    48 CADMIUM Cadmium can be found in some paint pigments. Cd
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    49 INDIUM When bent rapidly, the metal Indium gives off a loud shrieking sound. In
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    50 х TIN Tin was once widely used, but has largely Sn been replaced by Aluminum in metal cans.
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    51 ANTIMONY Antimony is a brittle, toxic metal that is added as a hardening agent to lead bullets. Sb
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    52 TELLURIUM Tellurium has the odor of rotten garlic. Te
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    53 IODINE lodine gives off a violet gas and is used by doctors to disinfect wounds.
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    54 XENON Xenon is a rare noble gas with an alien-sounding name. Xe
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    55 CAESIUM Caesium is one of the most reactive elements, exploding violently in water. Cs
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    56 BARIUM Barium is a reactive metal that burns easily in air. Ba
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    57 LANTHANUM Lanthanum is the first of the Rare Earth elements and is used in studio lights. La
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    58 CERIUM Cerium helps prevent the buildup of cooking Ce resides and can be found in some ovens.
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    59 PRASEODYMIUM DO Praseodymium has a green oxide and its Greek name translates to "green twin". Pr
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    60 NEODYMIUM 6 O Nd Neodymium's name means "new twin" and has rose-colored oxides.
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    61 PROMETHIUM Promethium is named after the god Prometheus, who gifted fire to mankind. Pm
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    62 SAMARIUM Samarium can sometimes be found in electric guitar pickups. Sm
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    63 EUROPIUM Europium, named after Europe, improves the red color in TV and computer screens. Eu
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    64 GADOLINIUM There aren't many uses for Gadolinium, but its alloys can be found in data CDs. Gd
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    65 TERBIUM Terbium is added to TV and computer screens to improve the green phosphor. Tb
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    66 DYSPROSIUM Dysprosium's name is Greek and translates to "hard to get at". Dy
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    67 HOLMIUM Holmium is one of the several elements discovered in Stockholm, Sweden. Ho
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    68 Erbium's oxides are added to make a pink color in glazes and glass jewelry. Er ERBIUM
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    69 THULIUM Thulium has few uses but it is one of the most rare and expensive elements. Tm
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    70 YTTERBIUM Ytterbium, another Swedish element, is named after the village of Ytterby. Yb
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    71 LUTETIUM Lutetium was originally to be named after the constellation Cassiopeia. Lu
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    72 HAFNIUM Hafnium has an almost identical chemistry to its cousin, Zirconium. Hf
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    73 TANTALUM Tantalum is named after a Greek god, taunted by food he could not reach. Ta
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    74 TUNGSTEN Tungsten, once known as "Wolfram" is used in a variety of cutting materials. W
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    75 RHENIUM Rhenium is used in fighter jet engines and other aircraft parts. Re
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    76 OSMIUM One of Osmium's main applications is its use in fountain pen tips. Os
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    77 IRIDIUM Iridium can be found in many asteroids that landed on earth. Ir
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    78 PLATINUM CARMIC Platinum is one of the most precious and valued metals in the world. Pt
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    79 GOLD Gold, a very soft and beautiful metal, has been coveted for thousands of years. Au
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    80 MERCURY Mercury is a deadly liquid element that causes damage to the nervous system. Hg
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    81 THALLIUM DE The surface of Thallium constantly corrodes like a snake shedding its skin. TI F
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    82 RIP LEAD Although poisonous, people used to drink from Lead tankards in medieval times. Pb
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    83 BISMUTH Bismuth is a prominent ingredient in Pepto Bismol. Bi
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    84 POLONIUM Polonium is extremely radioactive and one of the deadliest known substances. Po
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    85 ASTATINE Astatine, an extremely rare element, has a half-life of only 8.3 hours. At
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    86 RADON Radon causes lung cancer and is often found in granite bedrock. Rd
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    87 FRANCIUM Francium is so radioactive that it tends to dissolve itself. Fr
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    88 RADIUM Radium was frequently used until people discovered it was radioactive. Ra
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    89 ACTINIUM Actinium is so radioactive its glow can be seen without the use of a special screen. Ac
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    90 THORIUM Thorium was found in toothpastes before people knew it was radioactive. Th
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    91 PROTACTINIUM Protactinium is very scarce and only a small amount is available for testing. Pa
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    92 URANIUM Uranium's most famous application was its use in a nuclear bomb in WWII. כ
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    93 NEPTUNIUM All elements beyond Uranium are made artificially, Neptunium being the first. Np
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    94 PLUTONIUM Plutonium was the key ingredient in the second nuclear bomb detonated in WWII. Pu
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    95 AMERICIUM Americium, named after America, can be found in home smoke detectors. Am
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    96 CURIUM Curium is named after Marie Curie who discovered radium and polonium. Cm
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    97 BERKELIUM CHEMISTRY Berkelium was created at and named after the University of California, Berkeley. Bk
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    98 CALIFORNIUM Unsurprisingly, Californium was Cf named after the state of California.
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    99 EINSTEINIUM Einsteinium was named after the famous physicist Albert Einstein. Es
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    (100 FERMIUM Fermium was named after Enrico Fermi, who did work on nuclear reactions. Fm
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    101 MENDELEVIUM Mendelevium was named for Dmitri Mendeleev, inventor of the periodic table. Md
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    102 NOBELIUM Nobelium is named for Alfred Nobel, for whom the Nobel Prize is also named. No
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    103 LAWRENCIUM Lawrencium is named after Ernest O. Lawrence, the inventor of the cyclotron. Lr
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    104 RUTHERFORDIUM Rutherfordium is named for Ernest Rutherford, who discovered that elements have nuclei. Rf
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    105 DUBNIUM Dubnium is named for Dubna, Russia, home of the Joint Institute of Nuclear Research. Db
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    106 SEABORGIUM Seaborgium is named for Glenn T. Seaborg, who helped discover many elements. Sg
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    107 BOHRIUM Bohrium is named for Niels Bohr, who did groundbreaking research on the atom. Bh
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    108 HASSIUM Hassium is named for Hesse, the German state where the element was discovered. Hs
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    (109 MEITNERIUM Meitnerium is named for Lise Meitner, who helped discover nuclear fusion. Mt
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    110 DARMSTADTIUM Darmstadtium is named for the German state of Darmstadt, the element's home. Ds
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    | | | ROENTGENIUM Roentgenium is named for Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, inventor of the x-ray. Rg
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    ||2 COPERNICIUM Copernicium is named after Nicolaus Copernicus, the famous astronomer. Cn
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