What is a Period in the Periodic Table?
A period in the periodic table is just a row where elements have the same number of atomic orbitals. Easy peasy!
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In simpler terms, think of a period like a row in a dinner table chart鈥攜ou move from appetizer (alkali metals) to dessert (noble gases).
From left to right, elements in a period show a change in chemical and physical properties, but they all have the same number of electron shells.
A period in the periodic table is a horizontal row of elements that all share the same number of electron shells. So, when you move from left to right in a period, the elements' atomic numbers increase, and their properties gradually change!
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