Submitted by DivergentKing38 t3_yhcncs in explainlikeimfive
praecipula t1_iudj40k wrote
Reply to comment by dragons_scorn in Eli5 Are the outer planets really only made up of gas? by DivergentKing38
> elements in a row all have similar properties. The row Hydrogen is in is all metals except hydrogen.
This might be nit-picking, but I think you mean "column" instead of "row", yes? I think you're talking about having similar properties due to their number of valence electrons, which is represented by the column.
dragons_scorn t1_iudkri6 wrote
Shoot, you're right! Thanks for catching that, it wasnt a nitpick at all. I'll make the edit
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