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3d-block elements or tranformation elements

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4f-block elements or lanthanides and actinides

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The main group elements are groups 1, 2, and 13-18. Groups 3-12 are the transition metals.

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What are the three element groups called?

Periodic table has 18 groups; see the link below.


What are the two periods of elements below the periodic table called?

The Lanthanides and the Actinides.


What is a chart that list elements?

The "Periodic Table of the Elements". See related link below.


Table of periodic elements?

See the link below fot the IUPAC model of the periodic table of elements.


What is the section of elements that are placed outside of the periodic table called?

The elements that are placed outside of the periodic table are called transactinides. These elements are usually placed in a separate row below the main table and are synthetic elements that do not occur naturally on Earth.


What are groups of an element?

A group (or family) of elements is a column on the Periodic Table. All elements in a group share the same sorts of characteristics. All elements in the same group have the same amount of electrons in their outer shell. Another example of physical characteristics is in Group 1 - Alkali Metals. They are all incredibly reactive in Water.A group (or family) of elements is a column on the Periodic Table. All elements in a group share the same sorts of characteristics. All elements in the same group have the same amount of electrons in their outer shell. Another example of physical characteristics is in Group 1 - Alkali Metals. They are all incredibly reactive in Water.


What are atoms and elements on the periodic table?

The periodic table contain all chemical elements. For the table see the link below.


What is the periodic table of elements and how are the elements arranged?

by their atomic number


What elements on the periodic table are greater than 23?

See the periodic table at the link below.


How many periods are there in a Modern Periodic Table?

The Periodic Table has 7 periods (horizontal rows) and 18 groups. The two groups of 14 elements at the bottom (lanthanides and actinides) are parts of the 6th and 7th periods, between groups 2 and 3, but are placed below to limit the displayed width of the table.


How many elements are know to man kind?

As of January 27, 2008, there are 117 elements, and all of which can be found on the Periodic Table of Elements. See the link below for the Periodic Table of elements.


What are the names of the 2 series located below the periodic table?

F-block elements The first row is called lanthanides The second row is called actinides