Families/Coloums/Groups Flashcards

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Describe Alkali Metals

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  • Column 1A
  • have 1 valence electrons
  • soft and silvery Metals
  • very reactive (especially with water)
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Describe Alkaline Earth Metals

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  • column 2A
  • have 2 valence electrons
  • White and malleable Metals
  • reactive, but less so
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Groups in the middle

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Transition Metals

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Describe Boron Family

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  • Column 3A
  • have 3 valence electrons
  • most are Metals but Boron is a Metalloid
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Describe Carbon Family

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  • column 4A
  • have 4 valence electrons
  • Contains Metals and Metallica, and non-metal: Carbon
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Describe Nitrogen family

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  • column 5A
  • have 5 valence electrons
  • Contains Metals, metalloids, and non-metals
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Describe Oxygen Family

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  • column 6A
  • have 6 valence electrons
  • Mostly non-Metals
  • reactive
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Describe Halogens

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  • column 7A
  • have 7 valence electrons
  • very reactive
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Describe Noble Gases

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  • column 8A
  • Have a full outer shell (8 valence electrons)
  • Exist as Gases
  • not reactive with other elements
  • do NOT form ions
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