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Simply, the Periodic Table is set up by listing elements by their atomic number, or the number of protons in an atom's nucleus.

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The way the table is organized in groups tells you a lot about the elements structures and how they behave.

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Because in the periodic table the elelements are placed taking into account some periodical properties.

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