Why is the periodic table important to scientists?

Answer 1

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The way that elements are arranged on the Periodic Table gives you some idea of the properties of the elements and how they relate to other elements. Elements in the same group (column) will exhibit some similar chemical and electrical properties, because their outer electron configurations are the same, for example.

Answer 2

The importance of the periodic table is that it provides a way of organizing the elements so that it's possible to make certain predictions about their chemical and physical properties based on their position in the table. This is somewhat less crucial now that we've discovered all the naturally occurring elements, but it was a huge benefit to scientists trying to fill in the gaps. If you're looking for an element that hasn't been discovered yet, it's useful to know that there ought to be, for example, something with properties similar to silicon but with atomic weight in the low 70s. Even without that, it's still very useful to students learning chemistry, because it reduces the amount of sheer memorization required: with a small amount of practice you can glance at the table and get at least a rough idea of whether something is likely to act more like a metal or more like a non-metal and how reactive it's going to be.

Answer 3

The periodic table of the elements is an important tool used by students and chemists around the world to help them understand the often complex world of chemical reactions. The periodic table is an arrangement of the chemical elements ordered by atomic number in columns (groups) and rows (periods) presented so as to show their periodic properties. It organizes lots of information about the elements. There are more than 100 chemical elements.

Answer 4

The periodic table of elements is important in science because everything (just about everything) is made up of elements. This charts not only lists all of these, but it does so in a way that they are neatly arranged and organized.

Answer 5

The periodic table is important because it contains all the different types of metals, alloys, gases and chemicals. It also gives you its value.

For example: 'K' means potassium in the periodic table.

Answer 6

The periodic table allows us to see what elements are in goods and products we use in everyday life.

Answer 7

The periodic table helps in identifying qualities of elements. And helps to find-out elements with similar qualities.