Periodic table of the elements

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Homework Statement

What information can i find on the periodic table of the elements and what does it mean

Homework Equations

What is anything.

The Attempt at a Solution

Atomic symbol, the big letter, for the element abervation. The elements name, for the elements name. Atomic number, in the corner, tells elements number

 

[chemisttree]

There is more information in the table than that, of course. Think about "groups" and "periods".

See http://periodic.lanl.gov/what.htm"

 

[Invictious]

One of the unifying themes in chemistry is periodicity. There are patterns EVERYWHERE in the periodic table. You can work out trends[.i] of many things, such as:
Atomic radii
ionic radii
Electronegativity
First ionization energy
reaction with water
reaction with chlorides

and much much more. You can also work out the electronic structure (talking about orbitals here, but works for the 'simpler' form too) from it's group and period.

 

[Astronuc]

Another useful resource on the periodic table is http://www.webelements.com/.