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Study of Correlation Between the Atomic Numbers and the Atomic Weights of Elements in the Periodic Table With Sierpinski Triangle Fractals

Leila Hojatkashani

Department of Chemistry, College of Basic Sciences, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini (RAH) Branch, Islamic Azad University. Tehran. Iran.

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/330247

Article Publishing History
Article Received on : February 02, 2017
Article Accepted on : April 09, 2017
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ABSTRACT:

Waclaw Sierpinski described fractal geometries such as Sierpinski triangle, gasket and carpet. In this paper, Sierpinski triangle is used to find any equation between the atomic number and the atomic weight of elements in the periodic table. First by using Matlab program, an algorithm is written to create a right angle triangle between the atomic numbers and atomic weights. Then this original triangle is divide to 8 smaller triangles on the hypotenuse of the original triangle to get more accurate results and reduce errors. Finally, equations of correlation between the atomic numbers and the atomic weights of elements are obtained to calculate the atomic weights of the elements in eighth period.

KEYWORDS:

Sierpinski’s fractals; self-similarity; the periodic table of the elements; atomic number; atomic weight; right angled triangle; Matlab program

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Introduction

In 1975 Benoit Mandelbrot introduced a new branch of geometry known as fractal geometry to find order in chaotic shapes. In fact, fractal geometries describe the fractals which have complex geometric structures in natural and physical sciences. Most of fractal objects are self-similar in nature which means that if a tiny portion of a geometric structure is enlarged, an analogous structure of the whole is obtained. This means that the fractal objects could be broken into even finer pieces having same features as the original and with dimension always less than its original. The dimension of a fractal object is usually not an integer but fractional. Fractal objects are omnipresent in nature and can be well-approximated mathematically. There are some mathematically developed fractals such as Cantor set by George Cantor, Peano’s curve by Giuseppe Peano, Koch’s curve by Helge von Koch in, Sierpinski’s fractals such as carpet, triangle, etc., by Waclaw Sierpinski in, Julia set by Gaston Julia [1].

The triangle known as Sierpinski triangle can be considered as the composition of three small equal triangles, each of them is exactly half the size and of the self-similar copies original triangle. Thus if we magnify any of these three triangles by a factor of 2, we will get the original triangle. Again, each of these three small self-similar triangles can be considered as the combination of another three small self-similar triangles. This type of self-similarity is known as exact self-similarity. It is the strongest self-similarity occurred in fractal images [1]. The Sierpinski triangle is a canonical starting point for many researches for fractals and self-assembly. Winfree showed that the Sierpinski triangle weakly self-assembles [2].

Sierpinski gasket and carpet were discovered by the Polish mathematician Waclaw

Sierpinski  in 1916 .Imagine filled equilateral triangle such as S0  with each side of unit length. Now divide this triangle into four equal small equilateral triangles using the midpoints of  the

three vertices of the original triangle S0 as new vertices and remove the interior of the middle triangle. The result is a triangle called S1. Repeat this process in each of the remaining three equal triangles to produce the triangle S2. Repeat this process continuously and finally the Sierpinski triangle is formed. The figure1 displays five steps of Sierpinski triangle. [1].

Figure 1: Construction of Sierpinski triangle [1]

.[Figure 1: Construction of Sierpinski triangle [1

 



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We start by labeling p1, p2 and p3 as the corners of the Sierpinski triangle, and a random point v1. Set vn+1 = ½ ( vn + pr n ), where rn is a random number 1, 2 or 3. If the first point v1 was a point on the Sierpiński triangle, then all the points vn lie on the Sierpinski triangle. If the first point v1 to lie within the perimeter of the triangle is not a point on the Sierpinski triangle, none of the points vn will lie on the Sierpinski triangle, however they will converge on the triangle. If v1 is outside the triangle, the only way vn will land on the triangle, is the triangle was infinitely large. The algorithm can be applied to any kind of triangle. Also, the same rule can be applied to other objects like pyramids, cubes, etc. The above algorithm is not the only method to draw a Sierpinski triangle. There is a method called iterated function systems (IFS) [3]. The number of triangles in a Sierpinski triangle can be found by using the formula Nn=3n, where N is the number of triangles and n the number of iterations [4].

In this research we uase righ-angled Sierpinski triangled which can be called as disceret Sierpinski triangle. To draw this triangle, first we drew a triangle with vertices (0, 0), (1, 0), and (0, 1). Then it will be devided to a smaller triangle with vertices (3/4, 3/4), (1, 3/4), and (3/4, 1).Then three smaller triangles, one with vertices (3/8, 3/8),(1/2, 3/8), (3/8, 1/2), one with (7/8, 3/8), (1, 3/8), (7/8, 1/2), and one with vertices (3/8, 7/8), (1/2,7/8), (3/8, 1) [4]. The whole shape can be seen as it is made of three pieces scaled by 1/2 and one piece scaled by 1/4. The result suggests defining a process: replace a shape by three copies scaled by 1/2 and one copy scaled by 1/4. Taking the base and altitude of the fractal to be 1, the process consists of four transformations as functions below and figure 2 [5].

T1(x, y) = (x/2, y/2)   T2(x, y) = (x/2, y/2) + (1/2, 0)

T3(x, y) = (x/2, y/2) + (0, 1/2)   T4(x, y) = (x/4, y/4) + (3/4, 3/4)[5]

Figure 2: Construction of righ-angled Sierpinski triangle [5] [6]

Figure 2: Construction of righ-angled Sierpinski triangle [5] [6]


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The periodic table of elements was create by Russian scientist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev . In this research, we try to perform Sierpinski triangled algorithm on this table in which the chemical elements are arranged by order of atomic number in such a way that the periodic properties (chemical periodicity) of the elements are made clear. In this research, we used righ-angled Sierpinski triangled in order to find the corrolation between atomic number and atomic weight of 118 elements in the periodic table.

Computional Method

This method provides the graphical analysis of the behaviour between atomic number and atomic weight , so MATLAB 2013 software is used for writing the right angle triangle algorithm and analyzing graphically the corrolation between atomic number and atomic weight. In th first step, by using the software , we drew a triangle with vertices as below:

px(1)=0;

px(2)=120;

px(3)=120;

py(1)=0;

py(2)=0;

py(3)=310;

vx_in=60;

vy_in=145;

In the next step, we divide the triangle into smaller triangles as seven period of the periodic table  to get more accuracy in results. Each triangle are different in vertices , vx and Vy. In each step we study the hypotenuse of the triangles to determine the relationship between atomic number and atomic weight of 118 elements and more accurate results.

Results and Discussion

The Initial Triangle

The  main purpose in this study is determination of the atomic weight of  elements by their atomic nomber with a righ-angle Sierpinski triangle algorithm. To achieve this goal, we used Matlab  2013 software to write the triangle algorithm with  vertices , vx and vy as blow:

px(1)=0;

px(2)=120;

px(3)=120;

py(1)=0;

py(2)=0;

py(3)=310;

vx_in=60;

vy_in=155;

By running the progrom, the results are shown as figure(3) which the atomic number of elements are as axis (X).The origin right angled triangle is divided to other triangles and showed by white color triangles which in these triangles, there are no points. On the contrary, the blue parts are consisted of points. Each point shows an atomic number and atomic weight. The weights of  elements  which are resulted by Sierpinski algorithm are near and along the hypotenuse of  the original triangle. Some of the atomic weights are resulted in white triangles and because there are no points in them, they cannot be accepted and are shown with red points . So the program has chosen the nearest point for those atomic weight in blue parts. The atomic weights which are chosen by the program can be seen with green points in figure (3).

Figure  3: The initial triangle

Figure  3: The initial triangle

 



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The results of the Sierpinski algorithm are shown in table (1) which atomic symbols, atomic Numbers, atomic weights of the periodic table and also calculated atomic numbers and atomic weights by Sierpinski right angled triangle algorithm are demonstrated. As it is shown in the table (1) the calculated atomic numbers and atomic weights are not exactly same as atomic numbers and atomic weights in the periodic table and there are more or less errors in them. Also, table (1) shows that  for some of elements, calculated atomic weights are the same beacause the atomic weights of those elements have resulted in the white triangles which there are no points. So the program had to choose  the same number for their weights in blue parts of the the initial triangle, where there are points and numbers.

Calculation in the blue parts is the main reason of occuring error in atomic Numbers and atomic weights which are resulted by Sierpinski right angled triangle algorithm. The percentage of absolute errors in obtained atomic Numbers and atomic weights are demonstrated in table (2). In table  (2), Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Boron, Carbon, Fluorine, Neon, Magnesium ,Aluminum and silicon have the highest percentage of absolute errors in obtained atomic number while Helium, Beryllium, Oxygen, Magnesium, Aluminum, Phosphorus, Sulfur, chlorine, Vanadium, Chromium, Manganese, Iron, Zinc, Gallium,   Germanium, Strontium, Yttrium, Zirconium, Rhodium, Palladium , Silver, Neodymium and Promethium have the highest percentage of absolute errors in obtained atomic weights.

Table 1: Atomic Symbol, Atomic Number, Atomic Weight , Calculated Atomic Number and Calculated Atomic Weight by initial Sierpinski right angled triangle algorithm

Atomic Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Weight Calculated Atomic Number Calculated Atomic Weight Atomic Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Weight Calculated Atomic Number Calculated Atomic Weight
H 1 1.00794 1 1 Rh 45 102.906 45 116.25
He 2 4.0026 2.1094 5.44922 Pd 46 106.421 46.1719 116.8555
Li 3 6.941 2.5781 6.66016 Ag 47 107.868 47.1094 116.8555
Be 4 9.01218 3.75 9.6875 Cd 48 112.411 48.0469 116.8555
B 5 10.811 5.1562 10.8984 In 49 114.818 48.9844 116.8555
C 6 12.0107 6.3281 11.5039 Sn 50 118.71 49.6875 118.6719
N 7 14.0067 7.0312 13.3203 Sb 51 121.76 50.8594 121.6992
O 8 15.9994 7.5 19.375 Te 52 127.603 52.2656 127.7539
F 9 18.9984 8.6719 19.9805 I 53 126.904 53.4375 118.6719
Ne 10 20.1797 9.6094 19.9805 Xe 54 131.293 53.6719 136.2305
Na 11 22.9898 11.0156 22.4023 Cs 55 132.905 54.6094 136.2305
Mg 12 24.305 12.4219 29.668 Ba 56 137.327 56.0156 137.4414
Al 13 26.9815 13.3594 24.8242 La 57 138.905 57.4219 138.6523
Si 14 28.0855 14.2969 27.2461 Ce 58 140.116 58.125 140.4688
P 15 30.9738 15 38.75 Pr 59 140.908 59.2969 141.0742
S 16 32.065 16.1719 39.3555 Nd 60 144.242 60.2344 155.6055
Cl 17 35.453 17.1094 39.3555 Pm 61 145 61.1719 155.6055
Ar 18 39.948 18.2812 39.9609 Sm 62 150.362 62.1094 155.6055
K 19 39.0983 18.9844 39.3555 Eu 63 151.964 63.0469 155.6055
Ca 20 40.078 20.1562 39.9609 Gd 64 157.253 64.4531 156.8164
Sc 21 44.9559 21.0937 44.8047 Tb 65 158.925 65.1562 158.6328
Ti 22 47.867 22.0312 47.2266 Dy 66 162.5 66.3281 161.6602
V 23 50.9415 22.5 58.125 Ho 67 164.93 66.7969 165.293
Cr 24 51.9961 23.6719 58.7305 Er 68 167.259 67.5 174.375
Mn 25 54.938 24.6094 58.7305 Tm 69 168.934 69 164.6875
Fe 26 55.845 26.4844 58.7305 Yb 70 173.054 69.6094 174.9805
Co 27 58.9332 27.4219 58.7305 Lu 71 174.967 71.4844 174.9805
Ni 28 58.6934 28.3594 58.7305 Hf 72 178.492 72.4219 177.4023
Cu 29 63.546 29.2969 63.5742 Ta 73 180.948 73.3594 179.8242
Zn 30 65.382 30.2344 78.1055 W 74 183.841 74.2969 184.668
Ga 31 69.723 31.1719 78.1055 Re 75 186.207 75 193.75
Ge 32 72.641 32.1094 78.1055 Os 76 190.233 76.1719 194.3555
As 33 74.9216 33.0469 78.1055 Ir 77 192.217 77.1094 194.3555
Se 34 78.963 34.2187 78.7109 Pt 78 195.084 78.2812 194.9609
Br 35 79.904 34.6875 79.9219 Au 79 196.967 78.5156 196.7773
Kr 36 83.798 36.0937 83.5547 Hg 80 200.592 80.1562 197.3828
Rb 37 85.4678 36.7969 85.3711 Tl 81 204.383 81.0937 204.6484
Sr 38 87.621 38.4375 79.9219 Pb 82 207.21 82.0312 207.0703
Y 39 88.9059 39.375 82.3437 Bi 83 208.98 82.5 213.125
Zr 40 91.224 39.6094 97.4805 Po 84 209 83.6719 213.7305
Nb 41 92.9064 41.4844 97.4805 At 85 210 84.6094 213.7305
Mo 42 95.962 42.4219 97.4805 Rn 86 222 85.7812 221.6016
Tc 43 98 42.6562 98.0859 Fr 87 223 87.4219 223.418
Ru 44 101.072 44.2969 99.9023 Ra 88 226 87.8906 225.8398
Atomic Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Weight Calculated Atomic Number Calculated Atomic Weight Atomic Symbol Atomic Number Atomic Weight Calculated Atomic Number Calculated Atomic Weight
Ac 89 227 89.2969 225.8398 Rf 104 267 104.2969 267.0117
Th 90 232.038 90 232.5 Db 105 268 105 271.25
Pa 91 231.036 91.1719 233.1055 Sg 106 271 106.1719 271.8555
U 92 238.029 92.1094 237.9492 Bh 107 272 107.1094 271.8555
Np 93 237 93.2812 236.1328 Hs 108 270 108.0469 271.8555
Pu 94 244 94.4531 244.0039 Mt 109 276 108.5156 276.6992
Am 95 243 94.9219 242.793 Ds 110 281 109.9219 281.543
Cm 96 247 95.625 247.0313 Rg 111 280 110.8594 281.543
Bk 97 247 96.7969 247.6367 Cn 112 285 112.0313 284.5703
Cf 98 251 97.5 251.875 Nh 113 284 112.5 290.625
Es 99 252 98.6719 252.4805 Fl 114 289 113.6719 291.2305
Fm 100 257 99.6094 257.3242 Mc 115 288 114.6094 291.2305
Md 101 258 101.0156 258.5352 Lv 116 293 116.0156 292.4414
No 102 259 102 261.5625 Ts 117 294 117.2 293
Lr 103 262 103.3594 262.168 Og 118 294 118.125 295.4688

The interesting point is that smaller and lighter elements have the highest errors but heavier elements have shown much less errors in results. In this method, the average of %error for the calculated Atomic Numbers is %0.898 and the average of %error for the calculated Atomic weights is %3.4568.

The Seven Period Triangles

There are seven period in the periodic table of elements. In this step, for each period of the periodic table, we create a triangle exept for the seventh period which we make two triangles. For this purpose, the Sierpinski right angled triangle algorithm is slightly changed,  so the hypotenuse   of the original triangle are divide to 8 right angled triangle. Table 3 shows the changes with vertices, vx and Vy to make 8 triangles out of the origin one. This process is done to see the effect of dividing  the original on accuracy of calculated atomic number and atomic weight of elements and  %errors  for both these factors.

Figure 4: The eight triangles fot the seven periods of the periodic table Figure 4: The eight triangles fot the seven periods of the periodic table

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Table 2: %Error  in calculated Atomic Number and calculated Atomic Weight by initial Sierpinski right angled triangle algorithm

Atomic Symbol % Error in Atomic % Error in Atomic Atomic Symbol   % Error in Atomic Atomic Symbol % Error in Atomic  
Number Weight % Error in Atomic Weight Number % Error in Atomic
    Number     Weight
           
H 0 0.79 Nb 1.1814 4.9233 Tl 0.1157 0.1297
He 5.47 36.1419 Mo 1.0045 1.5824 Pb 0.0381 0.0674
Li 14.0625 4.0462 Tc 0.7994 0.0876 Bi 0.6024 1.9832
Be 6.25 7.4934 Ru 0.7647 1.1572 Po 0.3906 2.2634
B 3.125 0.8088 Rh 0 12.9677 At 0.4595 1.7764
C 5.4687 4.2195 Pd 0.3736 9.8049 Rn 0.2544 0.1794
N 0.4464 4.9004 Ag 0.2327 8.3317 Fr 0.4849 0.1874
O 6.25 21.0982 Cd 0.0976 3.9537 Ra 0.1243 0.0709
F 3.6458 5.1692 In 0.0319 1.7745 Ac 0.3336 0.5111
Ne 3.9062 0.9872 Sn 0.625 0.0321 Th 0 0.1991
Na 0.1421 2.553 Sb 0.2757 0.0499 Pa 0.1888 0.8958
Mg 3.5156 22.0653 Te 0.5108 0.1182 U 0.1189 0.0335
Al 2.7644 7.9955 I 0.8255 6.4872 Np 0.3024 0.3659
Si 2.1205 2.9887 Xe 0.6076 3.6707 Pu 0.482 0.0016
P 0 25.1058 Cs 0.7102 2.5018 Am 0.0822 0.0852
S 1.0742 22.7365 Ba 0.0279 0.0833 Cm 0.3906 0.0127
Cl 0.6434 11.0074 La 0.7401 0.1822 Bk 0.2094 0.2577
Ar 1.5625 `0.0323 Ce 0.2155 0.2518 Cf 0.5102 0.3486
K 0.0822 0.6577 Pr 0.5032 0.1182 Es 0.3314 0.1907
Ca 0.7812 0.2921 Nd 0.3906 7.8781 Fm 0.3906 0.1261
Sc 0.4464 0.3364 Pm 0.2818 7.3141 Md 0.0154 0.2074
Ti 0.142 1.3379 Sm 0.1764 3.4872 No 0 0.9894
V 2.1739 14.1015 Eu 0.0744 2.3963 Lr 0.3489 0.0641
Cr 1.3671 12.9517 Gd 0.708 0.2776 Rf 0.2855 0.0044
Mn 1.5625 6.9031 Tb 0.2403 0.1841 Db 0 1.2127
Fe 1.863 5.1669 Dy 0.4972 0.5168 Sg 0.1621 0.3157
Co 1.5625 0.3439 Ho 0.3032 0.2199 Bh 0.1025 0.0531
Ni 1.2835 0.0631 Er 0.7353 4.2544 Hs 0.0434 0.6872
Cu 1.0237 0.0444 Tm 0 2.5138 Mt 0.4444 0.2533
Zn 0.7813 19.4602 Yb 0.558 1.1132 Ds 0.071 0.1932
Ga 0.5544 12.0225 Lu 0.6822 0.0078 Rg 0.1266 0.5511
Ge 0.3418 7.5225 Hf 0.5859 0.6105 Cn 0.0279 0.1508
As 0.1421 4.2496 Ta 0.4923 0.6209 Nh 0.4424 2.3327
Se 0.6434 0.3192 W 0.4012 0.4498 Fl 0.2878 0.7718
Br 0.8928 0.0224 Re 0 4.0509 Mc 0.3396 1.1217
Kr 0.2604 0.2903 Os 0.2261 2.1671 Lv 0.0134 0.1906
Rb 0.5489 0.1131 Ir 0.142 1.1125 Ts 0.1709 0.3401
Sr 1.1513 8.7868 Pt 0.3606 0.0631 Og 0.1059 0.4996
Y 0.9615 7.3809 Au 0.6131 0.0961
Zr 0.9765 6.8583 Hg 0.1953 1.5999

 

Table 3:  Vertices , vx and vy of triangles for the seven period

first  Period

Second Period

Third Period

Fourth Period

px(1)=0;      px(2)=3;

px(1)=3;

px(1)=11;

px(1)=19;

px(3)=3;

px(2)=11;

px(2)=19;

px(2)=37;

py(1)=0;

px(3)=11;

px(3)=19;

px(3)=37;

py(2)=0;

py(1)=6.5;

py(1)=23;

py(1)=39;

py(3)=6;

py(2)=6.5;

py(2)=23;

py(2)=39;

vx_in=1.6

py(3)=23;

py(3)=39.95;

py(3)=85.47;

vy_in=2.9

vx_in=7;

vx_in=16;

vx_in=28;

vy_in=13;

vy_in=32;

vy_in=62

Fifth Period             

Sixth Period            

Seventh Period(a)         

Seventh Period(b)    

px(1)=37;

px(1)=55;

px(1)=87;

px(1)=104;

px(2)=55;

px(2)=87;

px(2)=105;

px(2)=118;

px(3)=55;

px(3)=87;

px(3)=105;

px(3)=118;

py(1)=85.47;

py(1)=132.9;

py(1)=223;

py(1)=267;

py(2)=85.47;

py(2)=132.9;

py(2)=223;

py(2)=267;

py(3)=132.9;

py(3)=223;

py(3)=267;

py(3)=294;

vx_in=48;

vx_in=79;

vx_in=100;

vx_in=114;

vy_in=112.4

vy_in=197;

vy_in=257;

vy_in=289;

 

The Calculated atomic numbers and atomic weights resulted by eight right-angle Sierpinski triangles algorithm are shown in table 4. Comparing this table with table 1, shows that the numbers specially calculated atomic weights are more acurrate and closer to real ones. Also, there are less elements with same atomic weights in this method the groups with such condition have shifted to heavier elements. Figure 4 shows the triangles for the seven period, which there are six triangles for the periods 1-6 and two triangles for the period 7 which it is done to see better results in the last period. The atomic weights of  118 elements are shown as red points. As it is seen, the hypotenuse of the connected triangles is not a stright line, that it is a curve.

Also with comparing tables 2 and 5, we see that %error for some elements such as Helium, Lithium, Oxygen, Fluorine, Magnesium, Aluminium, Silicon, Chlorine, Vanadium, Argon , Chromium, manganese, Iron, Zinc, Galium, Germanium, Rhodium, Paladium and Silver %errors in Atomic weight and atomic number are reduced. For Some elemnts such as Nitrogen, Nickel, Selenium,  Barium and Gold, there are increased %errors in their atomic numbers or atomic weights. However, In this method, the average of %errors for the calculated atomic Numbers and the calculated atomic weights, respectively, are reduced to %0.6867 and %0.4113. This means that dividing the hypotenuse of the initial triangle to eight triangles was a successful method to reduce %errors in resulted numbers.

Comparing the Equations

In this level,by using Excel- 2016 program and the numbers in tables 1 and 4, we try to drew two plots and achieve their equations. In the first plot, the atomic numbers and the atomic weights in the periodic table of elements are used , respectively, as axis X and Y. The best resulted equation between these two parameter  is a third degree equation (eq.1). The curve is shown in figure(5).

Table 4: Atomic Symbol, Atomic Number, Atomic Weight , calculated Atomic Number and calculated Atomic Weight by eight Sierpinski right angled triangles algorithm

Atomic Symbol

Atomic Number

Atomic Weight

Calculated Atomic Number

Calculated Atomic Weight

Atomic Symbol

Atomic Number

Atomic Weight

Calculated Atomic Number

Calculated Atomic Weight

H

1

1.00794

1.0000

1.0000

Rh

45

102.90550

44.9180

103.3614

He

2

4.002602

2.0047

4.0070

Pd

46

106.421

46.0430

109.2902

Li

3

6.941

3.2187

6.9375

Ag

47

107.8682

47.1680

109.2902

Be

4

9.012183

4.2187

9.0000

Cd

48

112.411

48.0820

112.4398

B

5

10.811

5.0937

10.8047

In

49

114.818

49.4180

115.2189

C

6

12.0107

5.6875

12.0156

Sn

50

118.710

50.1641

118.6591

N

7

14.0067

7.0156

14.7754

Sb

51

121.760

50.8437

121.8841

O

8

15.9994

7.6250

15.9844

Te

52

127.603

52.4141

126.0700

F

9

18.9984032

9.0625

18.9766

I

53

126.90447

52.6953

126.8111

Ne

10

20.1797

9.6406

20.1895

Xe

54

131.293

54.3828

131.2577

Na

11

22.9897693

11.0195

23.0352

Cs

55

132.905452

55.0937

133.1504

Mg

12

24.3050

11.6562

24.3406

Ba

56

137.327

56.4375

136.9203

Al

13

26.9815386

13.0195

27.2727

La

57

138.90547

57.0937

138.7816

Si

14

28.0855

14.4141

28.1023

Ce

58

140.116

57.5937

140.1895

P

15

30.973762

15.0195

31.5102

Pr

59

140.90765

59.0937

144.4129

S

16

32.065

16.2891

32.0750

Nd

60

144.242

60.0937

144.4129

Cl

17

35.453

17.0195

35.7477

Pm

61

145

61.3437

145.1168

Ar

18

39.948

18.4766

38.8285

Sm

62

150.362

62.2187

150.3961

K

19

39.0983

19.0352

39.0898

Eu

63

151.964

63.0937

155.6754

Ca

20

40.078

19.9844

40.0855

Gd

64

157.253

63.6875

157.3336

Sc

21

44.955912

21.3203

44.9884

Tb

65

158.92535

64.7187

158.8430

Ti

22

47.867

22.4453

47.8928

Dy

66

162.500

65.5937

162.7145

V

23

50.9415

23.4297

50.4341

Ho

67

164.93032

67.0937

166.9379

Cr

24

51.9961

24.0625

52.0550

Er

68

167.259

68.2187

167.2898

Mn

25

54.938045

25.1875

54.9594

Tm

69

168.93421

68.8437

169.0496

Fe

26

55.845

25.5391

55.8798

Yb

70

173.054

70.2187

172.9211

Co

27

58.933195

26.7344

58.9639

Lu

71

174.9668

70.9375

174.9313

Ni

28

58.6934

28.0352

62.3248

Hf

72

178.492

72.1875

178.4508

Cu

29

63.546

29.0547

63.5038

Ta

73

180.94788

72.5937

181.0160

Zn

30

65.382

30.0742

65.4108

W

74

183.841

74.0937

183.8316

Ga

31

69.723

30.8828

69.6756

Re

75

186.207

74.9375

186.1938

Ge

32

72.641

32.0430

72.6717

Os

76

190.233

76.3750

190.2141

As

33

74.92160

32.9219

74.9380

Ir

77

192.217

76.5937

192.2785

Se

34

78.963

34.4687

78.9278

Pt

78

195.084

78.0937

195.0941

Br

35

79.904

34.8555

79.9326

Au

79

196.966569

79.0937

200.7254

Kr

36

83.798

36.3672

83.8344

Hg

80

200.592

80.0937

200.7254

Rb

37

85.4678

37.0430

85.5752

Tl

81

204.3833

80.8750

204.2922

Sr

38

87.621

37.7891

87.5331

Pb

82

207.210

82.3750

207.1078

Y

39

88.90585

38.8711

88.9101

Bi

83

208.98040

83.0000

210.0000

Zr

40

91.224

40.4180

91.5039

Po

84

209

84.0937

211.9879

Nb

41

92.90638

40.9805

92.9861

At

85

210

85.0937

211.9879

Mo

42

95.962

41.5430

97.4327

Rn

86

222

86.4375

221.3891

Tc

43

98

42.8516

97.9084

Fr

87

223

87.0508

223.1328

Ru

44

101.072

43.5312

101.1334

Ra

88

226

88.2266

226.0156

Atomic Symbol

Atomic Number

Atomic Weight

Calculated Atomic Number

Calculated Atomic Weight

Atomic Symbol

Atomic Number

Atomic Weight

Calculated Atomic Number

Calculated Atomic Weight

Ac

89

227

89.1719

226.9688

Rf

104

267

104.0391

267.0859

Th

90

232.03806

90.4961

231.5547

Db

105

268

105.3906

268.0156

Pa

91

231.03588

91.4102

231.0391

Sg

106

271

106.0625

270.9883

U

92

238.02891

92.4687

236.4375

Bh

107

272

107.4375

271.9844

Np

93

237

92.7266

237.0156

Hs

108

270

108.4688

268.8789

Pu

94

244

94.4336

241.1797

Mt

109

276

109.1094

276.0313

Am

95

243

95.2070

243.0703

Ds

110

281

110.4922

279.5313

Cm

96

247

96.4844

246.2188

Rg

111

280

111.0391

280.5859

Bk

97

247

96.8047

246.9844

Cn

112

285

112.4688

283.3750

Cf

98

251

98.4414

250.9766

Nh

113

284

112.7891

283.9609

Es

99

252

98.8633

252.0078

Fl

114

289

114.4688

287.2109

Fm

100

257

100.4609

255.9219

Mc

115

288

114.8750

288.0156

Md

101

258

101.3047

257.9844

Lv

116

293

116.0000

291.5000

No

102

259

101.7266

259.0156

Ts

117

294

117.0000

292.8000

Lr

103

262

102.5000

262.0000

Og

118

294

118.0000

293.9000

*y =-810-5×3+0.0157×2+1.7475x+1.4555    (Eq.1)
In the second plot, calculated atomic numbers and atomic weights reslted of eight right angled Sierpinski triangles method are
used, respectively, as axis X and Y.  The best resulted equation between these two parameter is also third degree equation (eq.2) which its curve is showed in figure 5.
 *y =-8 10-5×3+0.0159×2+1.7531x+1.4274     (Eq.2)

Comparing the two equations shows there are slight difference between them . Also, the R- squared value for equations 1 and 2 are 0.996 and 0.997 which means, there is almost perfect correllation between the atomic numbers and the atomic weights in the two equations.

Unfortunately, Hydrogen dose not answer right  in these two equations, we can consider that it is because Hydrogen  dose not have neutron but other elements have. So, we cosider Hydrogen out of any equation, as it is always considered seperate of any group in the periodic table of elements. As for elements with  atomic number 117 and 118 , a slight change in the slop of curve can be seen in figure 5a and 5b. If we consider equation 1 and place atomic numbers 117

Figure 5: plot and equation for atomic numbers and atomic weights for (a) the periodic table of elements (b) the eight right angles Sierpinski triangles Figure 5: plot and equation for atomic numbers and atomic weights for (a) the periodic table of elements (b) the eight right angles Sierpinski triangles

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Table 5: %Error  in calculated Atomic Number and calculated Atomic Weight by seven period  Sierpinski right angled triangles algorithm 

Atomic Symbol

% Error in Atomic Number

%Error in Atomic Weight

AtomicSymbol

% Error in Atomic Number

% Error in Atomic Weight

Atomic Symbol

% Error in Atomic Number

% Error in Atomic Weight

H

0.0000

0.7877

Nb

0.0476

0.0858

Tl

0.1543

0.0446

He

0.2350

0.1099

Mo

1.0881

1.5326

Pb

0.4573

0.0493

Li

7.2900

0.0504

Tc

0.3451

0.0935

Bi

0.0000

0.4879

Be

5.4675

0.1352

Ru

1.0654

0.0607

Po

0.1115

1.4296

B

1.8740

0.0583

Rh

0.1822

0.4430

At

0.1102

0.9466

C

5.2083

0.0408

Pd

0.0935

2.6961

Rn

0.5087

0.2752

N

0.2257

5.4881

Ag

0.3574

1.3183

Fr

0.0584

0.0595

O

4.6875

0.0937

Cd

0.1708

0.0256

Ra

0.2575

0.0069

F

0.6944

0.1148

In

0.8531

0.3492

Ac

0.1932

0.0137

Ne

3.5940

0.0486

Sn

0.3282

0.0429

Th

0.5512

0.2083

Na

0.1773

0.1976

Sb

0.3065

0.1019

Pa

0.4508

0.0014

Mg

2.8650

0.1465

Te

0.7963

1.2014

U

0.5094

0.6686

Al

0.1500

1.0791

I

0.5749

0.0736

Np

0.2940

0.0066

Si

2.9578

0.0598

Xe

0.7089

0.0269

Pu

0.4613

1.1559

P

0.1300

1.7319

Cs

0.1704

0.1843

Am

0.2179

0.0289

S

1.8069

0.0312

Ba

0.7812

0.2961

Cm

0.5046

0.3163

Cl

0.1147

0.8312

La

0.1644

0.0892

Bk

0.2013

0.0063

Ar

2.6478

2.8024

Ce

0.7005

0.0524

Cf

0.4504

0.0093

K

0.1853

0.0217

Pr

0.1589

2.4876

Es

0.1381

0.0031

Ca

0.0780

0.0187

Nd

0.1562

0.1185

Fm

0.4609

0.4195

Sc

1.5252

0.0723

Pm

0.5634

0.0805

Md

0.3017

0.0061

Ti

2.0241

0.0539

Sm

0.3527

0.0227

No

0.2680

0.0060

V

1.8682

0.9960

Eu

0.1487

2.4423

Lr

0.4854

0.0000

Cr

0.2604

0.1133

Gd

0.4883

0.0512

Rf

0.0376

0.0322

Mn

0.7500

0.0389

Tb

0.4328

0.0518

Db

0.3720

0.0058

Fe

1.7727

0.0623

Dy

0.6156

0.3120

Sg

0.0590

0.0043

Co

0.9837

0.0521

Ho

0.1398

1.2172

Bh

0.4089

0.0057

Ni

0.1257

6.1871

Er

0.3216

0.0184

Hs

0.4341

0.4152

Cu

0.1886

0.6641

Tm

0.2265

0.0683

Mt

0.1004

0.0113

Zn

0.2473

0.0440

Yb

0.3124

0.0768

Ds

0.4474

0.5227

Ga

0.3781

0.0680

Lu

0.0880

0.0203

Rg

0.0352

0.2092

Ge

0.1344

0.0423

Hf

0.2604

0.0231

Cn

0.4186

0.5702

As

0.2367

0.0219

Ta

0.5566

0.0371

Nh

0.1866

0.0138

Se

1.3785

0.0446

W

0.1266

0.0051

Fl

0.4112

0.6191

Br

0.4128

0.0358

Re

0.0833

0.0071

Mc

0.1087

0.0054

Kr

1.0200

0.0434

Os

0.4934

0.0099

Lv

0.0000

0.5119

Rb

0.1162

0.1257

Ir

0.5277

0.0320

Ts

0.0000

0.4082

Sr

0.5550

0.1003

Pt

0.1201

0.0052

Og

0.0000

0.0340

Y

0.3305

0.0048

Au

0.1186

1.9084

Zr

1.0450

0.3068

Hg

0.1171

0.0665

 

And 188, the calculated atomic weights are, respectively , 296.0662 and 298.2122. The interesting point is these numbers are resulted by the eight right angled Sierpinski triangles method. We can assume that these two elements should have such weights but for they are the heaviest and also radioactive elements, some of their masses reduced and transformed to energy. To guess the atomic weights  of eighth period, with considering the calculated weights of the elements 117 and 118 by the equation 2, we decided to make slightly change on one coefficient on the equation2. This change may be indicated as reduced mass released as radioactive energy. The resulted equation is

*y =-8 10-5×3 + 0.015×2 +1.7531x +1.4274    (Eq.3)

The atomic numbers of eighth period and their atomic weights which are calculated by the equation 3 (Eq.3) are listed in table 6. However the elements of the eighth period of the periodic table have not yet discovered, so we can not determine their errors, but we can assumed their atomic weights and by this resulted equation and hope that their correlation with their atomic weight will be a kind of Sierpinski triangle fractals . The R- squared value for the numbers in table 6 is 1 which shows a complete correlation between the atomic numbers and their calculated atomic weights. If a discovered element shows a weight more or less than what is calculated in the table 6, we may relate it to the amount of masses  which are transformed to energy.

Table 6: The atomic numbers of eight period elements and their calculated atomic weights with equation 3

Atomic

Atomic

Atomic

Atomic

Atomic

Atomic

Atomic

Atomic

Number

Weight

Number

Weight

Number

Weight

Number

Weight

117

283.746

126

300.428

135

314.641

144

326.035

118

285.711

127

302.136

136

316.053

145

327.112

119

287.649

128

303.812

137

317.429

146

328.149

120

289.559

129

305.457

138

318.769

147

329.146

121

291.443

130

307.07

139

320.074

148

330.103

122

293.298

131

308.651

140

321.341

149

331.018

123

295.124

132

310.199

141

322.572

150

331.892

124

296.922

133

311.714

142

323.765

125

298.69

134

313.195

143

324.919

 

Conclusion

Fractal geometries are found in nature and the whole world around us . One of this fractals is Sierpinski triangle. In this paper, with help of softwares such as MATLAB and Ecxel , we show that there is a correlation between the atomic numbers and atomic weights of the periodic table of elements and it is as right angle Sierpinski triagle fractals type.With making more triangle on the hypotenuse of the initial Sierpinski triangle, %errors will be reduced and calculated numbers will be closer to real ones. With the equations obtained with Sierpinski triangle algorithm we may guess the atomic weights of future discovered elements.

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