Have you memorized the periodic table of elements?

i had that strategy before. i used to memorize the elements by group and by period. it was easy that way since i learned to memorize where it was located in the table.i also find techniques stated in one of the sites.it went like this: To memorize the periodic table we’ll use a technique known as acrostic mnemonics. In short you’ll create rhymes whose first letters are associated with the chemical elements latin names combined with a repetition technique used by many actors to memorize their lines. First of all…You don’t need to memorize the whole periodic table with it’s 117 elements. Some of the elements are synthetic elements that have been produced artificially in particle accelerators, they’re short-lived and you’ll most likely never have to deal with them in a lab, an assignment or the like. Therefore…forget about the elements with an atomic number ranging from 104-118. This leaves us with 102 elements. You don’t come across the lanthanides and the actinides that often either so, for now, forget about them too. We’re now down to 72 elements.

i don't have a choice before since we were asked to memorize the symbols of the elements.after that we were allowed to open it when the lessons were about boiling and melting points since no one can seem to memorize that even if there are extra points. it was not the only concern of the students. there are still lots of stuffs to attend to.