Elements of Surprise

And some polypropylene

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LiqC

Published

February 3, 2022

Element of Surprise

A surprising periodic table of elements.

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def elements_of_surprise():
    """Adapted from https://docs.bokeh.org/en/latest/docs/gallery/periodic.html"""
    
    from bokeh.sampledata.periodic_table import elements
    df = elements.copy()

    # element of surprise
    df[["name","symbol"]] = df[["name","symbol"]].sample(frac=1).values

    # plotting
    from bokeh.embed import file_html
    from bokeh.plotting import figure
    from bokeh.resources import CDN
    from bokeh.transform import dodge, factor_cmap
    from IPython.display import HTML

    periods = ["I", "II", "III", "IV", "V", "VI", "VII"]
    groups = [str(x) for x in range(1, 19)]

    df = elements.copy()

    #element of surprise
    df[["name","symbol"]] = df[["name","symbol"]].sample(frac=1).values

    df["atomic mass"] = df["atomic mass"].astype(str).apply(lambda x: x[:8])
    df["group"] = df["group"].astype(str)
    df["period"] = [periods[x-1] for x in df.period]
    df = df[df.group != "-"]

    cmap = {
        "alkali metal"         : "#a6cee3",
        "alkaline earth metal" : "#1f78b4",
        "metal"                : "#d93b43",
        "halogen"              : "#999d9a",
        "metalloid"            : "#e08d49",
        "noble gas"            : "#eaeaea",
        "nonmetal"             : "#f1d4Af",
        "transition metal"     : "#599d7A",
    }

    TOOLTIPS = [
        ("Name", "@name"),
        ("Atomic number", "@{atomic number}"),
        ("Atomic mass", "@{atomic mass}"),
        ("Type", "@metal"),
        ("CPK color", "$color[hex, swatch]:CPK"),
        ("Electronic configuration", "@{electronic configuration}"),
    ]

    p = figure(title="Periodic Table", width=1200, height=500,
            x_range=groups, y_range=list(reversed(periods)),
            tools="hover", toolbar_location=None, tooltips=TOOLTIPS)

    r = p.rect("group", "period", 0.95, 0.95, source=df, fill_alpha=0.6, legend_field="metal",
            color=factor_cmap('metal', palette=list(cmap.values()), factors=list(cmap.keys())))

    text_props = dict(source=df, text_align="left", text_baseline="middle")

    x = dodge("group", -0.4, range=p.x_range)

    p.text(x=x, y=dodge("period", 0.05, range=p.y_range), text="symbol",
        text_font_size="18px", text_font_style="bold", **text_props)

    p.text(x=x, y=dodge("period", 0.3, range=p.y_range), text="atomic number",
        text_font_size="14px", **text_props)

    p.text(x=x, y=dodge("period", -0.35, range=p.y_range), text="name",
        text_font_size="10px", **text_props)

    p.text(x=x, y=dodge("period", -0.2, range=p.y_range), text="atomic mass",
        text_font_size="10px", **text_props)

    p.outline_line_color = None
    p.grid.grid_line_color = None
    p.axis.axis_line_color = None
    p.axis.major_tick_line_color = None
    p.axis.major_label_standoff = 0
    p.legend.orientation = "horizontal"
    p.legend.location ="top_center"
    p.hover.renderers = [r] # only hover element boxes

    html = file_html(p, CDN, "Periodic Table")
    return HTML(html)
elements_of_surprise()
Periodic Table

Polypropylene

CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2 CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2 CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2 CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2 CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2 CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2 CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2CH(CH3)CH2

Polymerplotlib

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

r = np.arange(0, 2, 0.01)
theta = 42 * np.pi * r
fig, ax = plt.subplots(
  subplot_kw = {'projection': 'polar'} 
)
ax.plot(theta, r, 'r-')
ax.set_rticks([0, 1, 2])
ax.grid(True)
plt.show()

Figure 1: A line plot on a polar axis