Block (periodic table) reactivity decreases as the atomic number increases. When a halogen combines with another element, the resulting compound is called a halide. One of the best examples of a halide is sodium chloride (NaCl). The d-block is on the middle of the periodic table and includes elements from columns 3 through 12. These elements are also known as the transition metals because they show a transitivity in their properties i.e. they show a trend in their properties in simple incomplete d orbitals. Transition basically means d orbital lies between s and p orbitals and shows a transition from properties of s
Periodic table of topological invariants dimensions can be labeled by the elements of the formula_46-th homotopy group of the symmetric space. These groups are displayed in this table, called the periodic table of topological insulators: There may also exist weak topological invariants (associated to the fact that the suspension of the Brillouin zone is in fact equivalent to a formula_66 sphere wedged with lower-dimensional spheres), which are not included in this table. Furthermore, the table assumes the limit of an infinite number of bands, i.e. involves formula_67 Hamiltonians for formula_68. The table also is periodic in the sense that the group of invariants in formula_46