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Definition of Periodic table

1. Noun. (chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law.

Definition of Periodic table

1. Noun. (chemistry) A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same column. ¹

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Literary usage of Periodic table

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Recent Advances in Physical and Inorganic Chemistry by Alfred Walter Stewart (1920)
"The rare earth group stands apart from the remainder of the periodic table and contains within itself no indication of the number of elements which it ..."

2. The Origin of Spectra by Paul Darwin Foote, Fred Loomis Mohler (1922)
"A convenient approach to the problem of the earlier steps in the formation of a heavy atom is found in a study of successive elements in the periodic table. ..."

3. Stoichiometry by Sydney Young, William Ramsay (1908)
"Utility of the periodic table.—In Mendele-efs table, p. ... The periodic table has been of great value in calling attention to doubtful atomic weights; ..."

4. Atomic Theories by F. H. Loring (1921)
"CHAPTER XX THE POSSIBLE COMPLEXITY OF HYDROGEN: ITS POSITION IN THE PERIODIC TABLE ALTHOUGH Chapter X has been devoted to the structure of the hydrogen atom ..."

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