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There are nine:

Alkali Metals Metalloids

Non-Metals Rare Earth Elements Halogens Noble Gases Alkaline Earth Elements Transition Metals Other Metals


The traditional periodic table has 18 families, also known as groups.

  1. Alkali Metals
  2. Metalloids
  3. Non-Metals
  4. Rare Earth Elements
  5. Halogens
  6. Noble Gases
  7. Alkaline Earth Elements
  8. Transition Metals
  9. Other Metals
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There are 18 families (or groups) on the Periodic Table, each with specific properties and characteristics. These families help organize the elements based on similar chemical behavior and properties.

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Boron, carbon, Nitrogen,Halogen, Alkali Metals, Alkaline Earth Metals,Transition Metals,etc...

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There 18 groups. There are also two extra families of f block metals, the lanthanides and the actinides normally shown as rows underneath the main body of the table.

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there are 18 numbered groups in the periodic table which is arranged according to atomic numbers

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