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  2. Period (periodic table) - Wikipedia

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    A period on the periodic table is a row of chemical elements. All elements in a row have the same number of electron shells. Each next element in a period has one more proton and is less metallic than its predecessor. Arranged this way, elements in the same group (column) have similar chemical and physical properties, reflecting the periodic law.

  3. Group (periodic table) - Wikipedia

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    Group (periodic table) In the periodic table of the elements, each column is a group. In chemistry, a group (also known as a family) [ 1 ] is a column of elements in the periodic table of the chemical elements. There are 18 numbered groups in the periodic table; the 14 f-block columns, between groups 2 and 3, are not numbered.

  4. Types of periodic tables - Wikipedia

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    Group 8 forms a connecting link or transitional zone between groups 7 and 1. Unclassified periodic tables defy easy classification: 1891 — Wendt's generation-tree of the elements [111] 1893 — Nechaev's truncated cones [112] 1907 — Grouping of the elements to illustrate refractivity: Runs from group 12 on the left to group 13 on the right ...

  5. Order (group theory) - Wikipedia

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    The order of an element of a group (also called period length or period) is the order of the subgroup generated by the element. If the group operation is denoted as a multiplication , the order of an element a of a group, is thus the smallest positive integer m such that a m = e , where e denotes the identity element of the group, and a m ...

  6. Decimal separator - Wikipedia

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    Three ways to group the number ten thousand with digit group separators. 1) Space, the internationally recommended thousands separator. 2) Period (or full stop), the thousands separator used in many non-English speaking countries. 3) Comma, the thousands separator used in most English-speaking countries. A decimal separator is a symbol that ...

  7. Geologic time scale - Wikipedia

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    The geologic time scale, proportionally represented as a log-spiral with some major events in Earth's history. A megaannus (Ma) represents one million (10 6) years. The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological dating that uses ...

  8. Types of social groups - Wikipedia

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    Community: A group of people with a commonality or sometimes a complex net of overlapping commonalities, often—but not always—in proximity with one another with some degree of continuity over time. Gang: Usually an urban group that gathers in a particular area. It is a group of people that often hang around each other.

  9. Chemical element - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A chemical element is a chemical substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions. The basic particle that constitutes a chemical element is the atom. Elements are identified by the number of protons in their nucleus, [ 1 ] known as the element's atomic number. [ 2 ]