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yes, families and groups the same meaning in the periodic table.

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How does the periodic table of elements groug elements into families?

The vertical columns are groups or families. There are 18 such families.


What are the collumns in the periodic table of elements called?

Groups, or Families.


What families have no radioactive elements?

Radioactive elements exist in all groups of the periodic table.


How many families are in the periodic tables?

There are 18 families. They are made according to the properties of elements. So the elements in a group has similar properties.


Why are the elements in vertical groups on the periodic table called families?

The elements in vertical group are called families because the elements possess same characteristics.


The______ Elements are those elements within the first two families, Groups I and II including the last______ families or groups (on the right) of the Periodic Table. These are the______ which easily take part in chemical reactions?

The______ Elements are those elements within the first two families, Groups I and II including the last______ families or groups (on the right) of the Periodic Table. These are the______ which easily take part in chemical reactions.


In a periodic table the groups are the veritical columns?

yes also known as the families of elements


What is the benefit of the periodic table?

The periodic table organizes the elements so that they are easy to find and it also puts them into groups or "families" of elements with similar traits.


What is another term used to describe the groups of elements in columns of the periodic?

The another term used is Families. The vertical columns are referred as groups or families.


How are the elements arranged?

Elements are arranged on the periodic table based on their atomic number, which is the number of protons in their nucleus. This arrangement groups elements with similar properties in columns called groups or families, while elements in the same period have the same number of electron shells.


What are families of elements with similar chemical properties called?

Families of elements with similar chemical properties are called "groups" or "families" on the periodic table. Elements within the same group typically have the same number of valence electrons, which gives them similar reactivity and chemical properties.


What is the vertical row of the periodic table that consists of elements with similar characteristics called?

Groups, or Families.