Each element in the Periodic Table has distinctive
properties.
When elements have similar properties they are grouped into families:
Alkali Metals | Alkali Earth Metals | Transition Metals | |||
Rare Earth Metals | Other Metals | Nonmetals | |||
Halogens | Noble Gases | Metalloids |
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