Multiple Choice
Which element on the periodic table currently has the greatest atomic number?
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2. Atoms & Elements
Periodic Table: Element Symbols
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Which term is used to describe the horizontal rows on the periodic table?
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Families
B
Periods
C
Blocks
D
Groups
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Understand that the periodic table is organized in two main directions: horizontally and vertically.
Recognize that the vertical columns are called 'Groups' or 'Families', which contain elements with similar chemical properties.
Identify that the horizontal rows are called 'Periods'. Each period corresponds to the filling of a principal energy level of electrons.
Recall that 'Blocks' refer to sections of the periodic table based on electron subshells (s, p, d, f), not rows or columns.
Therefore, the term used to describe the horizontal rows on the periodic table is 'Periods'.
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