Groups and Families

Which group has 7 valence electrons (ve^-)?

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline Earth metals

• Halogens

• Noble gases

• Transition, Lanthanide, and Actinide metals

Which group has 1 valence electron (ve^-)?

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline Earth metals

• Halogens

• Noble gases

• Transition, Lanthanide, and Actinide metals

These nonmetals often form salts with other metal groups

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline Earth metals

• Halogens

• Noble gases

• Actinide metals

These elements do not react with other elements

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline Earth metals

• Halogens

• Noble gases

• Transition metals

What family is Caesium part of?

• Alkali metals

• Alkaline earth metals

• Transition metals

A Group on the Periodic Table is sometimes called a "Family" because...

• they argue all the time

• they have the same atoms

• they have similar properties

• they have the same number of protons

Groups (families)

• the vertical columns on the Periodic Table

• a pure substance that cannot be broken down chemically into simpler substances

• the negatively charged space containing electrons that surrounds the atomic nucleus

• a negatively charged particle in the electron cloud surrounding the atomic nucleus

The vertical columns (called groups or families) contain many elements that are similar to each other?

• True

• False

When elements are in the same COLUMN they are all in the same-

• Chemical Symbol

• Period

• Family

How many vertical Families (Groups) does the periodic table have?

• 18

• 7

• 9