The Lanthanides and the Actinides.
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.
by their atomic number
The two sets of elements found below the Periodic Table are the Lanthanides and the Actinides, which are also known as the Inner Transition Elements. They are placed separately at the bottom of the Periodic Table to keep the table compact and organized.
The actinides (mostly f-block elements) and lanthanides (rare earth elements) display properties of their own periods, although having proton counts within the periods 6 and 7. They are not assigned to sequential groups.
Numerous forms of Periodic Table have been devised from time to time. Some forms emphasise chemical reactions and valence, whereas others stress the electronic configuration of elements. A modern version the so called long form of the periodic tableof the elements, is the most convenient and widely used.
The periodic table is a set of elements organized by their atomic number, electron configurations, and recurring chemical properties. It consists of rows, known as periods, and columns, known as groups. Elements in the same group share similar chemical behaviors.
The elements that have been removed from period 7 and placed below the periodic table are called the "lanthanides" and "actinides". These elements are also known as the "rare earth elements" and they are placed separately to conserve space on the periodic table.
The "Periodic Table of the Elements". See related link below.
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.
by their atomic number
The periodic table contain all chemical elements. For the table see the link below.
The elements are lined up in rows (horizontically, called periods 1 to 7) and in colums (vertically, called groups, 1 to 8 or 1 to 18).All elements in the same group react in similar ways. All elements in one period have nothing in common.Take a view to the periodic table via 'Related Links' just below this answer.
The Periodic Table has 7 periods (horizontal rows) and 18 groups. The two groups of 14 elements at the bottom (lanthanides and actinides) are parts of the 6th and 7th periods, between groups 2 and 3, but are placed below to limit the displayed width of the table.
F-block elements The first row is called lanthanides The second row is called actinides
As of January 27, 2008, there are 117 elements, and all of which can be found on the Periodic Table of Elements. See the link below for the Periodic Table of elements.
Lanthanides and Actinides are placed separately as the properties of these elements is quite different from the elements in periodic table.
The two sets of elements found below the Periodic Table are the Lanthanides and the Actinides, which are also known as the Inner Transition Elements. They are placed separately at the bottom of the Periodic Table to keep the table compact and organized.