#!/bin/sh # erentar2002 2024 # This script plots certain properties of elements on the periodic table # Dependency: gnu plotutils https://pkgs.org/search/?q=plotutils # This package can be installed by running `apt install plotutils` on debian and its derivatives # To display the plot, use ./tek4010 demos/plotuils/plot.sh # From top to bottom: # - curl: download the periodic table data # source: https://gist.github.com/GoodmanSciences/c2dd862cd38f21b0ad36b8f96b4bf1ee # # - awk: split file by seperator "," # then filter missing values in column 20 (density) # then filter up to element 105 # then print atomic mass and density # # - sed: remove the top row which includes names # # - graph: -X x axis title; # -Y y axis title; # -F font; # -m line type; # -S symbol type and size; # -w width; # -r move horizontally # # - plot: -T use tek device curl 'https://gist.githubusercontent.com/GoodmanSciences/c2dd862cd38f21b0ad36b8f96b4bf1ee/raw/1d92663004489a5b6926e944c1b3d9ec5c40900e/Periodic%2520Table%2520of%2520Elements.csv' \ | awk '{split($0,a,","); if(length(a[20])!=0&&a[4]<105){print a[4],a[20]}}' | \ sed 1d \ | graph -X "atomic mass" -Y "density" -F "HersheySans" -m 1 -S 2 0.03 -w 1 -r 0 \ | plot -T tek # On the line containing `awk`, columns are selected at the print statement. # This script selects the 4th and 20th columns, which are atomic mass and density respectively. # Full documentation for the `graph` utility is available at https://www.gnu.org/software/plotutils/manual/en/plotutils.pdf