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Families only of the Periodic Table
Review of the Family names of the periodic table
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Chemistry
08/08/2010
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 Definition

Alkaline Earth Metals

  • Silvery white metals
  • Fairly reactive
  • Many are found in the earth's crust
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Alkali Metals

  • Shiny solids with low melting points and low densities
  • Can be cut with a knife
  • Most reactive family of metals
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Transition Metals

  • Most are good conductors of electricity
  • Malleable
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Metalloids

  • Share properties of metals and nonmetals
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Nonmetals

  • Brittle
  • Do not conduct electricity
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Halogens

  • Most are poisonous
  • Fairly reactive
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Noble Gases

  • Unreactive
  • Gases at room temperature
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Nonmetals

  • Brittle
  • Do not conduct electricity
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Lanthanides

 
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Actinides