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The elements in the 8 main columns of the Pperiodic Table are called Groups. Groups 1 and 2 are separated from Groups 3 to 8 by a block of elements called the Transition Series and the columns in this series have no specific names.

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Each column represents a "group" or "family" of elements. In general, all the elements in a group or family have the same number of valence electrons available in the outer shell of each atom.

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Each column is a "group" or "Family" of elements. The elements as such do not have a particular name in common.

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They are called periods.

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