Read the passage The periodic table: A classic design. Then answer the questions below.
Read the passage The periodic table: A classic design. Then answer the questions below.
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To understand the periodic table, one must understand the structure of the atom. The number of in an atom of an element determines that element's atomic number. The atom's are found in seven layers, or , that surrounds its nucleus. They determine the atom's placement in the table.
Drag each statement into the correct box to show whether it is true of the rows on the periodic table or the columns.
Each includes elements that have similar properties
Each corresponds to a different shell of an element's atom
The first contains alkali metals, while the last contains noble gases
Each one contains more elements than the one before it
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Columns
Which statements are true about the periodic table? Select three correct answers.