The vertical columns.
The columns in the periodic table are called groups. They are also referred as families.
No. Rows are not referred as families. Groups are termed as families.
Groups on the periodic table are called families because elements within the same group share similar chemical properties due to having the same number of valence electrons. This similarity in properties is what defines them as a family.
In chemistry, a family is a group of elements that have similar properties and react in a similar way. There are 18 families in the periodic table, each with their own unique characteristics and trends. These families are commonly referred to as groups and are labeled from 1 to 18 on the periodic table.
In the periodic table a group is equivalent to a column.
Families (or groups) are the vertical columns of the periodic table. Period is horizontal rows.
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.
Not families, Periods (Apex)
Yes, rows on the periodic table are referred to as periods. Families on the periodic table refer to columns with elements that share similar characteristics.
The vertical columns.
They are the vertical columns.
Families
families or groups.
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.
groups
The vertical columns of the periodic table are called groups or families.