Question

What is the name of rows on periodic table?

Answer 1

Periodic Table:

• A periodic table has $118$ elements, having $7$rows and $18$ columns.
• These elements are arranged according to their atomic number, electronic configuration, and chemical properties.
• The horizontal rows of the periodic table metals are towards the left and non-metals are towards the right.
• Horizontal rows are known as periods and vertical rows are known as groups.
• The first element is hydrogen $\left(\mathrm{H}\right)$ and the last element is known as Ogannesson.
• These elements on the table are found synthetically or naturally.
• The elements with the highest atomic number will be placed in the eighth row.

Periods:

• It is a row of the periodic table known as periods or series.
• They have the same number of electron shells.
• They are arranged on the basis of similar chemical properties and physical properties.