The sections that go up an down are called columns, groups, or families. The ones that go left to right are rows or periods.
1st column: (except for Hydrogen, it's a nonmetal) Alkali Metals
2nd column: Alkali Earth Metals
3rd column through 12th column: Transition Metals
Then nonmetals start at column 13 from Boron to Oxygen and follow down "steps" that outline these nonmetals. B, Si, As, and Te are the outlined "steps" of the nonmetals, and they are nonmetals.
Then Al down to Tl then to the right to Po outline other metals, and also follow the nonmetal "steps."
17th column: Halogens
18th column: Noble Gases
On the bottom of the table, there are two separated rows. The top row is known as the Lanthanide Series, and the bottom row is known as the Actinide Series.
The vertical sections of the periodic table are called groups or columns.
periodic table
A Periodic table The Periodic Table of the Elements.
The rows on the periodic table are called periods
The rows in the periodic table are called periods. There are 7 periods in periodic table.
The vertical sections of the periodic table are called groups or columns.
they are called periods
in the periodic table the rows are called periods and the columns are called groups
periodic table
by sections
A Periodic table The Periodic Table of the Elements.
It is called the Periodic Table of Elements.
The rows on the periodic table are called periods
groups
Columns in the periodic table are called "groups" and there are 18 groups in the periodic table.
Periodic table comprises of rows and columns like in an organised manner. Hence, it is called a table.
The rows in the periodic table are called periods. There are 7 periods in periodic table.