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.
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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.