Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Table of the Families


Group
Properties
Charge
1 Alkali Metals
Highly reactive, low boiling point, soft metals
+1
2 Alkaline Earth Metals
Reactive, soft metals, dense
+2
3-12 Transition Metals
Reactive among each other
Form cations
16 Chalcogens
Nonmetallic
-2
17 Halogens
Highly reactive, very dangerous
-1
18 Noble Gases
Stable octet






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