What is 'n' in the Periodic Table?
Simple: 'n' is the principal quantum number, my friend! It's like the floor number in a building for electrons!
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In the context of chemistry and the periodic table, 'n' typically refers to the principal quantum number which indicates the main energy level occupied by an electron in an atom. Elements in the same row (or period) of the periodic table have their valence electrons in the same principal energy level, or shell.
It stands for the principal quantum number, which is basically the major energy level of an atom's electrons.
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