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===About Periods===
 
===About Periods===
 
: [[Atomic Number]] increases as you move along a [[period]].
 
: [[Atomic Number]] increases as you move along a [[period]].
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====Trends within Periods====
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: The [[Chemical Property|chemical]] and [[Physical Property|physical properties]] of [[element]]s change as you move along a [[Period (Chemistry)|period]].
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |'''Period 2 Melting Points'''
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |'''Period 3 Melting Points'''
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |There is a trend in the [[Melting Point]]s as you move along the [[Period (Chemistry)|period]].
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| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A similar trend can be seen in the next [[Period (Chemistry)|period]].
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Revision as of 09:20, 1 October 2018

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A Period is a row on the Periodic Table whose elements all have the same number of Electron Shells.

About Periods

Atomic Number increases as you move along a period.
PeriodicTablePeriods.png

Trends within Periods

The chemical and physical properties of elements change as you move along a period.
Period 2 Melting Points Period 3 Melting Points
Period2MeltingPoints.png
Period3MeltingPoints.png
There is a trend in the Melting Points as you move along the period. A similar trend can be seen in the next period.