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In chemistry, the vertical columns on the Periodic Table, are known as groups or families. The elements belonging to the same group or family have the same number of valence electrons and hence similar properties.
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What are the columns on a periodic table called?
The columns are called groups (or, sometimes, families). The rows are called periods.
Are rows of the periodic table referred to as families?
No. The horizontal rows of the periodic table are called periods. The vertical columns are called groups, and sometimes called families.
The vertical columns are called families or?
The vertical columns on a periodic table are called families, or groups. They share many characteristics, including atomic radii and how electron shells are filled.
What are the columns on a periodic table are also called?
These columns are called groups.
What name is given to all vertical columns in the table?
they are called groups or families
The vertical columns on the periodic table called?
Groups. Sometimes called families.
What are the columns on a periodic table called?
The columns are called groups (or, sometimes, families). The rows are called periods.
Are rows of the periodic table referred to as families?
No. The horizontal rows of the periodic table are called periods. The vertical columns are called groups, and sometimes called families.
Why are the groups on the periodic table also called families?
Groups on the periodic table have similar chemical and sometimes physical properties. Families (human families) generally have similar properties, hence families on the periodic table.
What are families of elements with similar chemical properties called?
families of elements with similar chemical properties are called groups.
What are the left to right rows called on the periodoc table?
The horizontal rows on the Periodic Chart are called Periods.The vertical columns on the are called Groups, or sometimes Families.
Interest groups are sometimes called?
Interest groups can sometimes are called pressure groups. Interest groups will also be called organizations or associations for special interests.
Why are sometimes called families?
Because the data set is sometimes called a group
The vertical columns are called families or?
The vertical columns on a periodic table are called families, or groups. They share many characteristics, including atomic radii and how electron shells are filled.
What is the nameof Groups of gorillas?
I believe they are called families.
The columns on a periodic table are called _______.?
Families or groups
What are vertical rows in periodic table called?
they can be called groups or families
