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Explain what the periodic table is and how it's organized

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The periodic table is a set of elements organized by their atomic number, from lowest (hydrogen 1) to highest (oganesson 118). That number is the amount of protons in the nucleus of an atom of the element. The table is split into three groups of elements (metals, nonmetals and metalloids). As you go down the table the elements are more reactive.

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