How many periods are called short periods in the long form of the periodic table? Give their : (i) periodic numbers, (ii) number of elements in each period, (iii) name one element in each period.

The first three periods are called short period.

a.   The periodic numbers are 1,2,3.

b.   The first period has 2 elements
      Second period has 8 elements
      Third period has 8 elements

c.    First period has H and He - one element name Hydrogen
      Second period has Li to Ne - one element name - Lithium
     Third period has Na to Ar - one element name - Sodium
 

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