Periodic Table Families - Chemistry HW

Group 1 (IA,IA): the alkali metals or lithium family

Group 2 (IIA,IIA): the alkaline earth metals or beryllium family

Group 3 (IIIA,IIIB): the scandium family

Group 4 (IVA,IVB): the titanium family

Group 5 (VA,VB): the vanadium family

Group 6 (VIA,VIB): the chromium family

Group 7 (VIIA,VIIB): the manganese family

Group 8 (VIII, VIIIB): the iron family

Group 9 (VIII, VIIIB): the cobalt family

Group 10 (VIII, VIIIB): the nickel family

 Group 11 (IB,IB): the coinage metals (not an IUPAC-recommended name) or copper family, noble metals

Group 12 (IIB,IIB): the zinc family

Group 13 (IIIB,IIIA): the boron family

Group 14 (IVB,IVA): the carbon family

  Group 15 (VB,VA): the pnictogens or nitrogen family

 Group 16 (VIB,VIA): the chalcogens or oxygen family

Group 17 (VIIB,VIIA): the halogens or fluorine family

Group 18 (Group 0, VIIIA): the helium family/neon family; noble gases; inert gases

**the elements in a group have similar configurations of the outermost electron shells of their atoms: as most chemical properties are dominated by the orbital location of the outermost electron.