8(d) Define periodic table.

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The arrangement of all the elements in rows or columns according to their increasing atomic number and chemical properties, is called a periodic table.
The horizontal rows in a periodic table are called periods and the vertical columns are called groups.
There are total 7 periods and 18 groups in a periodic table.

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