periodic_table_period¶
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plasmapy.particles.atomic.
periodic_table_period
(argument: Union[str, numbers.Integral]) → numbers.Integral¶ Return the periodic table period.
Parameters: argument ( str
orint
) – Atomic number (either integer or string), atomic symbol (e.g.,"H"
, string), or element name (e.g."Francium"
, string).Returns: period – The periodic table period of the element. Return type: int
Raises: TypeError
– If the argument is not astr
orint
.See also
- ~plasmapy.particles.periodic_table_group : returns periodic table
- group of element.
- ~plasmapy.particles.periodic_table_block : returns periodic table
- block of element.
Examples
>>> periodic_table_period(5) 2 >>> periodic_table_period("5") 2 >>> periodic_table_period("Au") 6 >>> periodic_table_period("nitrogen") 2