Periodic Table Facts

To show my teacher what a big brained smart kid I am lol

What is group 1 called?

Alkali Metals

What is group 2 called?

Alkaline Earth Metals

What are groups 3-12 known as?

Transition Metals

What is group 13 called?

Boron Family

What is group 14 called?

Carbon Family

What is group 15 called?

Nitrogen Family

What is group 16 called?

Oxygen Family

What is group 17 called?

Halogens (Halides)

What is group 18 called?

Noble Gases

Where are metalloids found on the periodic table?

Along the zigzag line

Where can metals be found on the periodic table?

On the left side across the middle

Where can the nonmetals be found on the periodic table

Right side, except for Hydrogen (H)

What do the periods on the periodic table tell us?

They tell us the energy levels, A.K.A. shells.

What do the groups tell us?

They tell us the number of valence electrons.

How would one find the names of the families of groups 13-16?

They would look at the first element in the group.

If there was an element in group 13, how many valence electrons would it have?

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