Important Characteristics of Periods

CBSE Class 11 Chemistry

BY Team Aakash Byjus

Periodic Table

The periodic table is a tabular arrangement of the elements. It is also known as the long form of the periodic table of elements.

The modern periodic table includes 18 groups and 7 periods.

Characteristics of Periods

The horizontal rows in the periodic table are known as periods.

There are seven periods or rows in a periodic table.

 In a period, the valence electrons occupy the last shell.

As the electron configuration changes in a period, the chemical properties also change.

The atomic size of elements in a period decreases from left to right.

Valence electrons in a period increase from 1 to 4 and decrease from 4 to 0 as we go from left to right.

The metallic character of elements decreases from left to right in the periodic table.