What is the periodic table?
The periodic table is a way in which to display chemical elements in order of their atomic number. It is used in the fields of chemistry and physics and lists all items with their atomic numbers and their symbol letters. For example copper that is used to make 15mm Copper Pipe like the ones from watkinspowis.co.uk/products/copper-pipe-fittings-and-press-systems/ has an atomic number of 29 and a shortened symbol of Cu.
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The first periodic table that was accepted and in general use was created by Dmitri Mendeleev back in 1869. He was the one who placed the elements in the table in order of their atomic number. Not all elements had been discovered so there were gaps left in the table.
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The 94 elements that appear first in the table are those elements ...