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Periodic table of the elements displaying each element's atomic number, symbol, and atomic weight, with color-coded categories for alkali metals, alkaline-earth metals, transition metals, other metals, other nonmetals, halogens, noble gases, rare-earth elements, and actinoid elements.

Diagram of the Rutherford atomic model for a neon atom, showing electrons orbiting a central nucleus. An inset magnifies the nucleus, depicting clustered protons and neutrons.

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