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Inorganic Chemistry

How to find the number of elements ia given period

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14 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of sanatan sharma
14 Years ago

the formula to find the number of elements in a given period is

where n is the period number

if n is even -          ((n+2)2)/2

if n is odd -            ((n+1)2)/2 


Profile image of Jatin
9 Years ago
Number of elements in each period is twice the number of atomic orbitals available in the energy level being filled