The Periodic Table is arranged based off of A) chemical properties of elements and B) Atomic numbers. When what im assuming your chemistry teacher says four families, he is referring to the four main families of the periodic table that are used in high school chemistry, these are A) Group 1 : The Alkali earth metals , which are all highly reactive metals B) Group 2 : The Alkaline earth metals C) Group 17 : The Halogens, these are all very stable substances which bond very well with the Alkali earth metals to form salts and D) Group 18 : The Noble gasses or Inert gasses , these are all highly stable gasses due to their full valency shell, they do not generally bond with other metals
Families (or groups) are the vertical columns of the periodic table. Period is horizontal rows.
The vertical columns.
The main families of the periodic table are the alkali metals, the alkaline earth metals, the halogens, and the noble gasses. see them here to view where they are one the periodic table.. hopefully this answers your question.
In chemistry, a group (also known as a family) is a vertical column in the periodic table of the chemical elements. There are 18 groups in the standard periodic table.
Metals, Non-metals, metaloids, and gases.
they are all important
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.
Families (or groups) are the vertical columns of the periodic table. Period is horizontal rows.
The three families that are found in the center portion of the periodic table are the Iron group, the Cobalt group and the nickel group. There are 18 families in the periodic table.
yes, families and groups the same meaning in the periodic table.
Groups or families are the vertical columns on the periodic table. Periods are the horizontal rows on the Periodic Table.
They are the vertical columns.
Families
They are the vertical columns.
families or groups.
The vertical columns.
The vertical columns.