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    The periodic table lists the elements in order of their atomic number from left to right and top to bottom. It is called "periodic" because the elements are arranged in recurring patterns called periods and groups that have similar properties. The periodic table was invented in 1869 by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev and provides a way for chemists to understand and predict how elements will react.

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    The periodic table lists the elements in order of their atomic number from left to right and top to bottom. It is called "periodic" because the elements are arranged in recurring patterns called periods and groups that have similar properties. The periodic table was invented in 1869 by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev and provides a way for chemists to understand and predict how elements will react.

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    Periodic Table

    The Periodic Table is a way of listing the elements. Elements are listed in the table by
    the structure of their atoms. This includes how many protons they have as well as how
    many electrons they have in their outer shell. From left to right and top to bottom, the
    elements are listed in the order of their atomic number, which is the number of protons
    in each atom. 

    Here's a close-up look at the carbon square from the


    Periodic Table:

     
     
    Periodic Table of Elements
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    Why is it called the Periodic Table? 

    It is called "periodic" because elements are lined up in cycles or periods. From left to
    right elements are lined up in rows based on their atomic number (the number of
    protons in their nucleus). Some columns are skipped in order for elements with the
    same number of valence electrons to line up on the same columns. When they are lined
    up this way, elements in the columns have similar properties. 

    Each horizontal row in the table is a period. There are seven (or eight) total periods. The
    first one is short and only has two elements, hydrogen and helium. The sixth period has
    32 elements. In each period the left most element has 1 electron in its outer shell and
    the right most element has a full shell. 

    Groups 

    Groups are the columns of the periodic table. There are 18 columns or groups and
    different groups have different properties. 

    One example of a group is the noble or inert gases. These elements all line up in the
    eighteenth or last column of the periodic table. They all have a full outer shell of
    electrons, making them very stable (they tend not to react with other elements). Another
    example is the alkali metals which all align on the left-most column. They are all very
    similar in that they have only 1 electron in their outer shell and are very reactive. You
    can see all the groups in the table below. 

    This lining-up and grouping of similar elements helps chemists when working with
    elements. They can understand and predict how an element might react or behave in a
    certain situation. 

    Element Abbreviations 

    Each element has its own name and abbreviation in the periodic table. Some of the
    abbreviations are easy to remember, like H for hydrogen. Some are a bit harder like Fe
    for iron or Au for gold. For gold the "Au" comes from the Latin word for gold "aurum". 

    Who invented it? 

    The original periodic table was first proposed by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev in
    1869. 

    Fun facts about the Periodic Table

     Carbon is unique in that it is known to form up to 10 million different compounds.


    Carbon is important to the existence of life.
     Francium is the rarest element on earth. There are probably no more than a few
    ounces of it on earth at any given time.
     The only letter not in the periodic table is the letter J.
     The country Argentina is named after the element silver (symbol Ag) which is
    argentum in Latin.
     Although there is helium on Earth, it was first discovered by observing the sun.

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