they don't fall in one group
they are
Metalloids
non-metals
metals
Probable you think to lanthanides and actinides; but the calling of groups with a and b is obsolete and abandoned by IUPAC from many years.
Transition metals.
Group.
Group
The elements between group 2 and 13 are called Transition elements. They are placed in center of periodic table.
group or family
Alkali Metals.
Group.
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.
mendeleev's name for a column of elements was groups.
Zincs family name would be............................ Um it would be elements it's in the elements family.
The Periodic Table of Elements
Group
groups
The name given to group 7 elements in the Periodic table are halogens.
Family. Apex
groups
The elements between group 2 and 13 are called Transition elements. They are placed in center of periodic table.
The groups each have different names. Group one is made up of Alkali Metals (except for Hydrogen). Group two is made of Alkali Earth Metals. The other groups include Transition Metals, Noble Gases, Poor Metals and Non Metals.