While looking at calcium (Ca) on the periodic table, a student needs to find an element with a greater atomic mass in the same period. Where should the student look?

Periods run horizontally across the periodic table, so elements in the same period are found to the left or right of calcium. Atomic mass generally increases as you move from left to right across a period. Therefore, the student should look directly to the right for an element with greater atomic mass.

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