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Families of Periodic Table Notes

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3-12 Group 13 Group 14 Group 15 Group 16 Group 17 Group 18

Family
Name:

Similarities:

Varying
Traits:

Special
Traits:

Charge of
The Family:

Valance
Electron
Amount:
Uses and
Applications:

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Families of Periodic Table Notes

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3-12 Group 13 Group 14 Group 15 Group 16 Group 17 Group 18

Family Alkali Alkali Earth Transition Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Halogen Noble Gases
Name: Metals Metals Metals Family Family Family Family Family

Similarities: Soft, dull, Somewhat Durable, shiny, Toxic by Gases, don’t react
reactive malleable, non-reactive themselves
shiny,
reactive
Varying *within each family, they experience the same groups trend discussed in Metals, Metals, Solid, liquid, No
Traits: class. metalloids, metalloids, gases electronegativity
Ex: atomic radius increase, reactivity increases, density increases nonmetals nonmetals no reactivity

Special Super Some More likely Super Don’t react at all

Traits: reactive magnetic, to bond by reactive due to a full shell
conductor sharing
electrons
Charge of +1 +2 Varies +3 +4 or -4 -3 -2 -1 0
The Family:

Valance 1 2 Varies 3 4 5 6 7 8
Electron
Amount:
Uses and Making Varies Many Varies Organic Varies Varies Making Varies
Applications: compounds everyday uses: materials compounds
with jewelry, coins, with alkali
halogens materials metals
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