Let $F$ be a periodic singular fiber of genus $g$ with dual fiber $F^*$, and let $T$ (resp.~$T^*$) be the set of the components of $F$ (resp.~$F^*$) by removing one component with multiplicity one. We give a formula to compute the determinant $|\det T\,|$ of the intersect form of $T$. As a consequence, we prove that $|\det T\,|=|\det T^*\,|$. As an application, we compute the Mordell-Weil group of a fibration $f:S\to \bP^1$ of genus $2$ with two singular fibers.