General Science
The Periodic Table of
Elements
Introduction
Atomic and Molecular Structure
The periodic table displays the
elements in increasing atomic
number and shows how periodicity of
the physical and chemical properties
of the elements related to atomic
structure.
Periodic Table of Elements
Rows are called “Periods”
Columns are called “Groups”
Columns (Groups) are also
called Families
Groups and Periods
Group: Alkalai Metals
Group: Alkaline Earth Metals
Group: Halogens
Group: Noble Gases
Region: Transition Metals
Region: Metals
Region: Nonmetals
Region: Metalloids
Metalloids
• B, Boron
• Si, Silicon
• Ge, Germanium
• As, Arsenic
• Sb, Antimony
• Te, Tellurium
• Po, Polonium

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