the same number of valence electrons (which is the same number of electrons in the atom's outermost shell)
Yes it is a group is a family remember that when dealing with the periodic table.
A family of elements is a group (column) of the Periodic Table. The family of an element is the column it is in in the Periodic Table. In a family of elements, they all have similar properties. An Example of a Family of Elements;The Alkali Metals - Group 1LithiumSodiumPotassiumRubidiumCaesiumFrancium
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"Family of elements" is the synonym of group (column) in the periodic table of Mendeleev.
Family is a synonym for group.
No, on the periodic table of elements a family is a group of elements that are in the same row.Answered by Faustin Obedi
Group IA or group 1 elements are known as alkali metals.
a family is a column of elements a period is a row of elements
The group is usually just called "the nitrogen group" or group 15 or group 5A, but the old-fashioned name for that group are the pnictogens.
Elements in the same family (or group) have the same amount of electrons in their outer shell. For Example, all elements in Group 1 have 1 electron in their outer shells.
According to Chemists, the elements of sodium and chlorine belong to the same atomic family as well as carbon and lead.
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