f-block elements (lanthanides and actinides)
The f-block elements are placed at the bottom of the periodic table because if they were placed where they belong the periodic table would be too big to fit on a normal sheet of paper.
Actinides
The lanthanides are a series of elements that are placed at the bottom of the periodic table. They are located in the f-block, specifically in the period below the main body of the periodic table. The lanthanides have atomic numbers 57-71.
Actinides comprise of atomic number 90-103. They are placed at bottom of periodic table.
The two rows of elements at the bottom of the periodic table are the lanthanides and actinides. The lanthanides are elements with atomic numbers 57 to 71, while the actinides are elements with atomic numbers 89 to 103. These rows are known as the f-block elements and are placed below the main body of the periodic table to conserve space.
The two rows of metals that appear at the bottom of the periodic table are the lanthanides and actinides. They are known as the inner transition metals and are placed below the main body of the periodic table to keep the table size manageable.
The gaps represented the elements which were not discovered. When the elements were invented, they were placed into these gaps.
Lanthanides and actinides are placed below the periodic table because of their unique physical and chemical properties.
At the bottom of the Periodic Table
Because their electronic configuration is ended at 'f' orbitals and can not be placed in 's','p' and 'd' blocks.
The bottom section of the periodic table is for the lanthanides and actinides, which are also known as the inner transition metals. These elements are placed below the main body of the periodic table to keep it compact, as they would otherwise disrupt the table's organization.
The elements that are placed outside of the periodic table are called transactinides. These elements are usually placed in a separate row below the main table and are synthetic elements that do not occur naturally on Earth.