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What is the definition of a column in the periodic table of elements?

A vertical column is called a 'group.' A horizontal row is called a 'period,' thus the periodic table.


What is meant by 'a group' on the periodic table?

A group is vertical column. There are 18 groups in periodic table.


Is a group vertical column of elements on the periodic table?

Yes, it is.


What is the vertical column on the periodic table called?

groups or families


What direction is a column in the periodic table?

A column in the periodic table is a vertical group of elements that share similar chemical properties due to having the same number of valence electrons. These columns are known as groups or families, and there are 18 groups in the periodic table.


What is a term for column on the periodic table?

Vertical columns are known as groups.


What is each vertical column in the periodic table?

Each vertical column in the periodic table is called a group. Elements within the same group share similar chemical properties due to their similar electron configurations. There are 18 groups in the modern periodic table.


What are group on the periodic table?

In the periodic table a group is equivalent to a column.


What are the vertical columns on the periodic chart called?

The vertical column in a periodic table is called "The Group" and there are 8 groups in the periodic table, I through O or VIII.They are called Groups or sometimes Families. For many the periodic table has 8 groups but when you also include the transition metals, then there are 18 groups which gives you a better understanding when you are working out the electron arrangement within the atom's structure.


Where are groups or families on the periodic table?

They are the vertical columns on the Periodic Table. Each column (top to bottom) is considered to be a group or family.


What is the horizonta row on the periodic table called?

The horizontal row on the periodic table is called the "period". The vertical column is called the "group".


What is a group of elements in the periodic table?

A group in the periodic table is a column of elements that share similar chemical properties due to having the same number of electrons in their outer energy level. Groups are vertical columns and are numbered from 1 to 18.