This document summarizes the modern periodic table, including its development over time and key trends and properties. It discusses the main blocks of elements (s, p, d, f) and their general electronic configurations. The s-block elements include alkali and alkaline earth metals with outermost s-orbitals. The p-block contains metals, nonmetals and metalloids. The d-block elements are transition metals with inner d-orbitals. The f-block lanthanides and actinides have inner f-orbitals. Trends in various physical properties are also periodic across the table.