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What is the periodic table a depiction of?
What is the periodic table a depiction of?
- The electron configuration of elements
- The atomic mass of elements
- The number of isotopes for each element
- The periodic law (correct)
What characterizes elements in the same group of the periodic table?
What characterizes elements in the same group of the periodic table?
- They have similar electron configurations
- They have the same atomic mass
- They have the same number of isotopes
- They tend to show similar chemical characteristics (correct)
How does metallic character change across a period in the periodic table?
How does metallic character change across a period in the periodic table?
- It increases from top to bottom
- It decreases from top to bottom
- It decreases from left to right (correct)
- It increases from left to right
Who formulated the first generally accepted periodic table?
Who formulated the first generally accepted periodic table?
What does the periodic law state?
What does the periodic law state?