Storing Potatoes. 1  1. Sort your potatoes. 2  2. Store healthy potatoes in a dark, dry place. 3  3. Keep the temperature cool.  4. Check your potatoes periodically for signs of 1  spoilage. 5. Cure your potatoes for long-term storage.
A period is a horizontal row in the periodic table. Although groups generally have more significant periodic trends, there are regions where horizontal trends are more significant than vertical group trends, such as the f-block, where the lanthanides and actinides form two substantial horizontal series of elements.
Find a âperiodâ of elements in each row of the table. There are 7 periods. Use the phrase âreading across a periodâ to read from left to right. 1  The periods are usually numbered 1 through 7 on the left hand side of the table. 2  Each period is bigger than the last. 3  This is associated with increasing energy levels of atoms on the periodic table.