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    • Simple diagram of the periodic table element groups.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Published 17 September 2009 Size: 56 KB Referencing Hub media

    Numbers in the squares of the periodic table are atomic numbers – to avoid clutter, only some have been included to show the basic pattern.

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