GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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GENERAL SCIENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The periodic table has ____ groups and ____ periods
A
18, 7
B
14, 6
C
12, 9
D
11, 8
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the modern periodic table, there are 18 groups and 7 periods . Elements are arranged in rows and columns. The horizontal rows are known as periods while the vertical columns are known as groups.

Detailed explanation-2: -In chemistry, a group (also known as a family) 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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Group 17 elements are called halogens. Group 18 elements are called noble gases.

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