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A block of the periodic table of elements is a set of adjacent groups. The respective highest-energy electrons in each element in a block belong to the same atomic orbital type. Each block is named after its characteristic orbital; thus, the blocks are: The block names (s, p, d, f, g, h,...) are derived from the quality of the spectroscopic lines of the associated atomic orbitals: sharp, principal, diffuse and fundamental, the rest being named in alphabetical order.

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Periodic tables
LayoutsStandard Vertical Full names Names and atomic masses Text for last Huge table Metals and nonmetals Blocks Valences Inline f-block 218 elements Electron configurations Atomic masses Electronegativities Alternatives
Lists of elementsName Atomic symbol Atomic number Boiling point Melting point Density Atomic mass
Groups1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Periods:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SeriesAlkalis Alkaline earths Lanthanides Actinides Transition metals Poor metals Metalloids Nonmetals Halogens Noble gases
Blockss-block p-block d-block f-block g-block
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The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements. Although precursors to this table exist, its invention is generally credited to Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869.
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A group, also known as a family, is a vertical column in the periodic table of the chemical elements. There are 18 groups in the standard periodic table.

The modern explanation of the pattern of the periodic table is that the elements in a group have similar
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An atomic orbital is a mathematical description of the region in which an electron may be found around a single atom.[1] Specifically, atomic orbitals are the possible quantum states of the individual electrons in the electron cloud around a single atom.
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The s-block of the periodic table of elements consists of the first two groups: the alkali metals and alkaline earth metals, plus hydrogen and helium.

These elements are distinguished by the property that in the atomic ground state, the highest-energy electron is in an
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The p-block of the periodic table of the elements consists of the last six groups minus helium (which is located in the s-block). In the elemental form of the p-block elements, the highest energy electron occupies a p-orbital.
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The f-block of the periodic table of the elements consists of those elements (sometimes referred to as the inner transition elements) for which, in the atomic ground state, the highest-energy electrons occupy f-orbitals.
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The g-block is a hypothetical region in the periodic table of the elements. No elements in this region have yet been discovered in nature or synthesized artificially. The first element of the g-block would have atomic number 121, and the systematic name unbiunium.
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An atomic orbital is a mathematical description of the region in which an electron may be found around a single atom.[1] Specifically, atomic orbitals are the possible quantum states of the individual electrons in the electron cloud around a single atom.
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standard periodic table below.


The periodic table of the chemical elements is a tabular method of displaying the chemical elements. Although precursors to this table exist, its invention is generally credited to Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev in 1869.
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Lanthanides   lanthanum
57
La cerium
58
Ce praseodymium
59
Pr neodymium
60
Nd promethium
61
Pm samarium
62
Sm europium
63
Eu gadolinium
64
Gd terbium
65
Tb dysprosium
66
Dy holmium
67
Ho erbium
68
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<noinclude>The Detailed Table is a smaller version of the huge table.

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Group 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
Period
1 hydrogen
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The text-only table is a version of the large table designed for printing atomic mass data. Colors representing chemical series have been removed, and all links have been removed. The least significant digit has been dropped if its uncertainty is greater than 1.
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<onlyinclude> This large version of the periodic table contains the symbol, name, atomic number, and standard atomic weight of each element. The key below explains the color-coding and layout of each entry.
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An extended periodic table was suggested by Glenn T. Seaborg in 1969. It is a logical extension of the principles behind the standard periodic table to include possible undiscovered chemical elements.
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Chemical series of the periodic table
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Alternative periodic tables are chemical element displays different from the well known Mendeleev periodic table. Several have been devised often purely for didactic reasons as not all correlations between the chemical elements are effectively captured by the standard periodic
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<onlyinclude> This is a list of chemical elements, sorted by name and color coded according to type of element.

Given is each element's element symbol, atomic number, atomic mass or most stable isotope, and group and period numbers on the periodic table.
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<onlyinclude> This is a list of chemical elements by symbol, including the current signification used to identify the chemical elements as recognized by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, as well as proposed and historical signs.
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A table of chemical elements ordered by atomic number and color coded according to type of element. Given is each element's name, element symbol, group and period, Chemical series, and atomic mass (or most stable isotope).
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Chemical series of the periodic table
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Chemical series of the periodic table
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Periods:]] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Series Alkalis Alkaline earths Lanthanides Actinides Transition metals Poor metals Metalloids Nonmetals Halogens Noble gases
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