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What do periods tell you in the periodic table?

Periods in the periodic table tell you the number of electron shells an element has. As you move across a period from left to right, the number of protons, electrons, and valence electrons increases by one, resulting in elements with similar chemical properties being grouped together.


What does the color on an element block tell me?

Read the explanations under your periodic table; not all periodic tables have colors.


Who thought that the periodic table of elements was a table of periods?

The periodic table was originally invented in 1958 when B. Cosby decided that he didn't need a table in his kitchen all the time. Dr. Cosby originally put claw feet on the table, and named the table for the the comma like shape of the feet. But the name he chose, the comic table did not catch on as potential buyers expected the table to be funny and tell jokes. The name was changed to periodic table shortly thereafter in the spring of 1960 to reflect the fact that many women bought this table in an act of shopping-madness induced by their menses. This little known fact was obscured by a popular rumor that the divots carved about the edges of the table were actually punctuation marks and hence the name. Today periodic table is recovering from alcoholism and is undergoing treatment at the Betty Ford clinic.


How can you tell which elements of the periodic table are in the same period?

By number of elctrons,protons in them and their reaction rate


What are the differences between a period and a group on the periodic table?

A group is a horizontal row(going across from left to right) on the periodic table. A period is a vertical column(going up and down). Both are used to give information about an element. In particular, together, they can indicate the number and orbital location of the element's valence electrons (for all but the transition metals).

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What do the periods along the sides of the periodic table tell you about the elements on the periodic table?

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What do periods tell you in the periodic table?

Periods in the periodic table tell you the number of electron shells an element has. As you move across a period from left to right, the number of protons, electrons, and valence electrons increases by one, resulting in elements with similar chemical properties being grouped together.


What does periodic table tell you?

The periodic table tells you chemical elements. :)


What does a period on the periodic table tell us?

Elements in the same period has same number of valence shells.There are 7 periods in Periodic Table.


Why is the periodic tables called the periodic table?

It is arranged such that similar elements with similar preferred bonding arrangements are aligned vertically. This exposes the various s, p, d, and f bonding orbitals for each successive "exterior" shell, and so appears to repeat... hence "periodic".


What are three things that the periodic table can tell me?

The periodic table can tell you the atomic number, atomic symbol, and atomic mass of each element listed. It also provides information on an element's properties, such as its reactivity and basic chemical behavior. Additionally, the periodic table organizes elements into groups and periods based on their similar chemical properties and electron configurations.


What does each row in the periodic table tell us?

The rows (periods) work out to be the energy levels, ex. if an element is in period 5, it has 5 energy levels.


What is the benefit of organizing the periodic table in columns?

the benefit is that you can tell the atomic number atomic mass its symbol and where it is on the periodic table


Where are the heavier elements on the periodic table?

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What do you call the vertical columns on a periodic table?

Groups, 1 through to 8 (or 0) The internet will tell you details about the individual groups. P.S. The rows are called periods


Does the periodic table tell you the number of protons?

The Periodic Table tells you how many protons are in an atom by their Elemental Number. In other words, yes, the Periodic Table tells you how many protons are in an atom.


What does an elements locatio in the periodic table tell you about that elements?

Atomic weight