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Explanation:

The atomic number of each element is written above the symbol. A period is a horizontal row of the periodic table. ... A group is a vertical column of the periodic table, based on the organization of the outer shell electrons. There are a total of 18 groups.

The periods are the horizontal rows on the periodic table and the period number represents the number of electron shells in the atom. The groups are the vertical columns which represents the number of electrons in the outermost shell of the atom (valence electrons)