What Do the Periods in the Periodic Table Represent?
Periods in the periodic table are the horizontal rows, and they represent elements with the same number of electron shells.
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They show elements with increasing atomic numbers and reveal trends in properties like electronegativity and ionization energy.
Honestly, they're just rows with atoms chillin’ with similar energy levels.
Fun fact: I remember dissecting this in chem class—periods indicate when a new electron shell is filled.
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