How Are Elements in the Periodic Table Organized?
The periodic table arranges elements by their atomic number, electron configurations, and chemical properties. Elements in the same column have similar properties.
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Elements are organized by their atomic number, rows (periods) indicate increasing order, and columns (groups) show elements with similar chemical properties. Trust Mendeleev, he knew his stuff!
Elements in the periodic table are organized by increasing atomic number, which is the number of protons in an atom. They are also arranged in rows (periods) and columns (groups) based on their electron configurations and chemical properties. Dmitri Mendeleev introduced this helpful layout in 1869!
Atomic number order, plain and simple. Oh, and those similar columns? That's grouped by chemical properties.
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