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Why are the elements in each group in the periodic table consider a family?
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∙ 13y ago
They tend to have similar chemical properties. This is more true toward the edges than in the middle... lead, for example, is not all that much like carbon.
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Is a group of elements in the periodic table known as a family of elements?
Yes it is a group is a family remember that when dealing with the periodic table.
What is the difference3 between a family of elements and elements in the same period?
a family is a column of elements a period is a row of elements
What is a family of element?
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 1LithiumSodiumPotassiumRubidiumCaesiumFrancium
What do you meant by family of elements?
"Family of elements" is the synonym of group (column) in the periodic table of Mendeleev.
What does family mean in the periodic table?
a family of the periodic table is like a group of elements of the same type.
A group of elements on the periodic table is also called?
a family
What on the periodic table is known as a family?
the group, which are the elements in columns
Why do the elements in a column on the periodic table form a group?
The elements in a column on the periodic table form a group (or family) because they have similar physical and chemical properties.
Is a family of elements also known as a period of elements?
No, on the periodic table of elements a family is a group of elements that are in the same row.Answered by Faustin Obedi
What is O family name in the periodic table of elements?
Oxygen is in the group 16 of the periodic table of Mendeleev - chalcogenides group.
Why are the elements in group in the periodic table considered a family?
Examples: lanthanoids family, actinoids family.
Is indium family name the carbon family?
No. Indium is in group 13 on the periodic table of the elements. This family (or group) is called the Boron Group.
