Chromium Group
Another name for Group 17 (VIIA) Elements is Halogens.
Noble gases (or group 18 elements)
There is a total of 17 elements in those groups.
All the elements in group 6 are called the transition metals. This is also true for groups 3-12.
The elements in group 17 are known by the name halogens. They are non-metal elements and are at times referred to as salts.
transition metals
Group IA or group 1 elements are known as alkali metals.
Group 1 Metals
The group is usually just called "the nitrogen group" or group 15 or group 5A, but the old-fashioned name for that group are the pnictogens.
The general name given to the elements of Group IA (1) is alkali metals.
'Halogen' word is from Classical Greek and means 'Salt Generator/Former'.
Group 17, the halogens