Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Periodic Table

Periodic Table

What is Periodic Table?




The periodic table is a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, organized on the basis of its atomic number, electron configurations and recurring chemical properties.

In simple language, the periodic table is arrangement of elements according to their atomic number. The periodic table is also known as Mendeleev table. Because, it was created by Dmitri Mendeleev. 

The rows of tables are called periods and columns are called groups. The table can be used to derive relationship between the properties of the elements and predict the properties of new, yet to be discovered or synthesized, elements. As a result, periodic table provides a useful framework for analyzing chemical behavior and many more. So table is widely used in Chemistry and other Sciences.

The standard form of table is consists of a grid of elements laid out in 18 column and 7 rows, with a double row elements below that. The table also divided in four regular blocks: s-block to the left, p-block to the right, the d-block in the middle and f-block below that.


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