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Periodic Table

Periodic Table

The periodic table of the elements is a graphic display of the 118 described chemical elements geometrically organized by selected properties of their atomic structures. Elements are set forth by increasing atomic number]], the number of protons in the atomic nucleus. 

While rectangular in general outline, gaps are included in the horizontal rows in order to keep elements with similar properties together in vertical columns (termed groups); examples of these groups are noble gases, alkali metals, alkali earths and halogens.

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