Periods go across the Periodic Table.
Groups go down.
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Periods in a sentence typically go across from left to right. Each period is placed after a complete thought or at the end of a sentence to indicate a pause.
The periods on the periodic table are labeled numerically from 1 to 7. Each period represents the number of energy levels or electron shells in an atom.
As you go down the horizontal rows, the energy levels increase.
A row going across the periodic table is called a period. There are seven periods in the periodic table, each representing a different energy level for the elements within that row.
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In the modern Periodic Table ;- #1 ; Groups are the columns down. #2 ; Periods are the lines across.