Question
Distinguish between:
Group - Period

Answer

Group Period
1. The vertical columns of elements in the modern periodic table are called groups. The horizontal rows of elements in the modern periodic table are called periods.
2. There are 18 groups. There are 7 periods.
3. The properties of all the elements in a group show similarity and gradation. The properties of elements change slowly from one end to the other in a period.
4. While going from top to bottom within any group, the number of shells goes on increasing While going from left to right within a period, the number of shells occupied by electrons remains the same.

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