Families (groups) in the periodic table
There are families, which are groups of elements having related properties, on the periodic table.
There are 8 groups in the periodic table and their names are as follows
Group Name
Group I A Alkali metals
Group II A Alkaline earth metals
Group III A Boron family
Group IV A Carbon family
Group V A Nitrogen family
Group VI A Oxygen family
Group VII A Halogen family
Group VIII A Noble or inert gases
