What is the importance of classification of elements
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Significance of the Periodic Classification of Elements
Makes the study of elements easy: Classification of elements in groups provide us with a fixed pattern in which the elements change their properties periodically.
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The elements are arranged in the order of their atomic numbers. Atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons inside the nucleus of its atom.
The general features of the long form periodic table are:
☞There are in all, 18 vertical columns and 18 groups in the long form periodic table.
☞These groups are numbered from 1 to 18 starting from the left.
☞There are seven horizontal rows called periods in the long form periodic table. Thus, there are seven periods in the long form periodic table.
☞The elements of Groups 1, 2 and 13 to 17 are called the main group elements. These are also called typical or representative or normal elements.
☞The elements of Groups 3 to 12 are called transition elements.
☞Elements with atomic number 58 to 71 (Ce to Lu) occurring after lanthanum (La) are called lanthanides. Elements with atomic numbers 90 to 103 (Th to Lw) are called actinides. These elements are called f-block elements and also as inner transition elements.