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Question
Which of the following statements about the Modern periodic table is correct?
Options
18 horizontal rows are known as Periods.
7 vertical columns are known as Periods.
18 vertical columns are known as groups.
7 horizontal rows are known as groups.
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Solution
18 vertical columns are known as groups.
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