: an arrangement of chemical elements based on the periodic law
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Dmitri Mendeleev famously saw the complete arrangement of the periodic table after falling asleep on his desk.—ArsTechnica, 6 July 2025 For everything past iron on the periodic table, a different origin story is needed.—Jenna Ahart, Quanta Magazine, 2 July 2025 So, the energy kraken is unleashed – cannons be damned – as the periodic table comes back into fashion.—Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 Why China dominates rare earths Rare earths are a group of 17 elements in the middle of the periodic table, including neodymium, cerium and scandium.—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for periodic table
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