The Periodic Table of
Elements
The Periodic Table of
Elements
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Electron Configurations and the Periodic Table
The periodic table is structured so that elements with the same type of valence electron configuration are arranged in columns.
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The
left-most columns include the alkali metals and the alkaline earth metals.
In these elements the valence s orbitals are being filled |
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On
the right hand side, the right-most block of six elements are those in
which the valence p orbitals are being filled These two groups comprise the main-group elements |
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In
the middle is a block of ten columns that contain transition metals.
These are elements in which d orbitals are being filled |
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Below this group are two rows with 14 columns. These are commonly referred to the f-block metals. In these columns the f orbitals are being filled |
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