What information about an atom's properties can you read from the periodic table?

The principal thing that one can read from a periodic table is the atomic number which is the number in the box that the element symbol appears and it means the number of protons in the nucleus of its atom and this number determines its chemical properties and is unique for each chemical element. The table is color coded to show the different types of elements ie "transition metals, alkali metals, noble gases" etc. and these different types are grouped together.