Chapter 3, Problem 3.61E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The incorrect statement among the given options is to be identified.

Concept Introduction:

The elements in a modern periodic table are arranged in an increasing order of their atomic numbers. In the modern periodic table, the horizontal rows are known as periods and vertical columns are known as groups. There are seven periods and eighteen groups in the modern periodic table. The trends within the periodic table describe the change in the properties such as atomic size, ionization energy, metallic character etc. within a group or in a period.