Group 1: alkali metals
Group 2: alkali earth metals
Noble Gases
It does have a name. Group 16 elements are called "chalcogens".
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 group 2 elements are called Alkaline Earth metals. They are as follows:BerylliumMagnesiumCalciumStrontiumBariumRadiumhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaline_earth_metal
Halogens
Group I of the periodic table is called the Alkali Metals group (Hydrogen-Lithium group)
The name of the group 7 elements that chlorine is included in, are called Halogens.
Group I elements are called alkali metals as they are generally basic in nature
Phosphorous is found in group 15 on the Periodic Table of the Elements. This is called the Nitrogen group.
This is where the name of the table comes from. A horizontal row of elements is called a period. A vertical column is a group.
The name of the group 7 elements that chlorine is included in, are called Halogens.
It is alternatively called the Carbon family.