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Period 2 element facts for kids

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A period 2 element is an element in the second period (row) of the periodic table. It has eight elements: lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine and neon.

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  • Period 2 Calculated Radii

    Calculated atomic radii of period 2 elements in picometers.

  • Lithium paraffin

    Lithium metal floating on paraffin oil

  • Be-140g

    Large piece of beryllium

  • Bor 1

    Boron chunks

  • Diamond-and-graphite-with-scale

    Diamond and graphite, two different allotropes of carbon

  • Liquidnitrogen

    Liquid nitrogen being poured

  • Liquid fluorine tighter crop

    Liquid fluorine in ampoule

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Elementos del periodo 2 para niños

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