General Observations about the Periodic Table
A. The group number equals the number of outer electrons (those with
the highest value of n) (main-group elements only)
B. The period number is the n value of the highest energy level.
C. The n value squared (n2) gives the total number of orbitals in that
energy level; 2n2 gives the maximum number of electrons
in the energy level.
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