elemekbl

elemekbl is a hypothetical data interchange specification intended for organizing structured information about chemical elements and related materials within knowledge bases and educational platforms. The format emphasizes interoperability across software tools, databases, and web services, enabling consistent representation of elemental data and their relationships.

Core concept: an element is represented as an element block containing mandatory fields such as name, symbol, atomic_number, and standard properties (electronegativity, atomic mass, electron configuration). Additional blocks model isotopes, natural abundance, and common compounds. Blocks can reference external authority records and may be linked with relationship edges to represent properties, phase states, and material associations.

Encoding and validation: elemekbl uses a plain-text, human-readable syntax designed for easy editing while remaining machine-readable. It supports a schema-based validation and can be serialized to and from common formats such as JSON and YAML via converters. Provenance metadata tracks source, version, and confidence.

Applications: elemekbl is used in educational apps to present a consistent periodic table experience, in science museums for interactive displays, and in research databases and simulation pipelines that require stable cross-referencing of elemental data. It supports extension through optional modules for laboratory constants and isotopic data.

Status: Elemekbl remains a community-driven specification with limited adoption outside experimental projects. Ongoing development focuses on expanding the property set, improving interoperability with existing chemical data standards, and providing tooling for validation, indexing, and graph queries.