Who has a good rhyme to remember the Reactivity Series?

When lists become exceptionally long, there are a few memory trick you can use to remember the material for weeks or even months at a time.

The first memory trick is a device used by the ancient Romans. Essentially what you do is make up a story about the list of items you want. The more ridiculous the story, the more likely you'll remember.

Example:

If I close my eyes and envision my house, this first thing I see as I open the front door is this (K)angaroo to greet me. It is wearing (Na)pkins all over its body and has a giant (Ca)ptains hat....

The next memory trick is to create a list and memorize the list in a particular order using the same silly style of creating images.

Example:

1. K

2. Na

3. Ca

4. Mg

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15. Pt

First we need to create a list of "Base Images" these are the pictures that we will think of whenever we think of a particular number. 1 rhymes with Bun, so every time we hear 1 we'll think of Buns. Now, the item we want to remember with 1 is K. Kangaroo begins with the letter K.

So, Let's imagine a giant purple Kangaroo between two moldy hamburger buns.

Images are usually very powerful memory aids, and creating a rhyme with that many symbols might take more effort then necessary. So I recommend image memorization instead.

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