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What is a periodic table? How many elements are there in a periodic table?


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Periodic table: A periodic table is an arrangement of elements in the increasing order of their atomic numbers in a tabular format.

  • There are 118 known elements in the periodic table.
  • The elements are arranged as per their atomic numbers in a way such that the elements with similar properties appear in the same column.

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