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periodic tables

periodic tables is the plural of periodic table.

Meaning of periodic table

Noun

periodic table (plural periodic tables)

  1. A tabular chart of the chemical elements according to their atomic numbers so that elements with similar properties are in the same group (column).
    • The atomic weight of krypton would accordingly be 81.62; the mean of former determinations is 81.28. This is in accordance with its position in the periodic table, which lies between bromine, 80, and rubidium, 85.1903 March 26, William Ramsay, “[Societies and Academies. London.] An Attempt to Estimate the Relative Amounts of Krypton and of Xenon in Atmospheric Air.”, in Nature: A Weekly Illustrated Journal of...

Questions about periodic tables

What is periodic tables the plural of?
Periodic tables is the plural of periodic table.

Words near periodic tables in the dictionary

  1. periodic sentence
  2. periodic sentences
  3. periodic structure
  4. periodic structures
  5. periodic table
  6. periodic tables
  7. periodical
  8. periodical cicada
  9. periodical cicadas
  10. periodical comet
  11. periodical comets

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