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 1
Lithium
Sodium
Potassium
Rubidium
Caesium
Francium
element 16
The element family that iron belongs to on the periodic table is the transition metals family. Other elements in this family include cobalt and nickel.
It is a transition element.
The Boron Family
The first element of family 16 is carbon (C).
The family name for the element sulfur is the chalcogens.
Silver belongs to the transition metals element family.
Actinides family
carbon family
the nickel family
metal is it family and rare earth element is used if you do not know the family property
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