Industrial facilities use many chemicals to treat the water they use for cooling and other industrial purposes. Some working knowledge of elements and their interactions is important in understanding water chemistry.

The Elements and the Periodic Table of Elements training course presents the periodic table of elements and introduces how electrons control an elements' chemical behavior and actions. This online training course explains how elements are named, grouped, and listed on the periodic table. Topics include:

• History of the periodic table
• Elements and classifications
• Periodic table layout

This course is part of the Water Treatment training series.