Chemical families

The family of each element of the periodic table: alkali, alkaline earth and transition metals, post-transition metals, metalloids, nonmetals, halogens, noble gases, lanthanides and actinides. The elements whose properties are only predicted (darmstadtium to oganesson) are left out.

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The outline, topic by topic

Each topic is weighted the way the exam weighs it.

  1. Alkali metals
  2. Alkaline earth metals
  3. Transition metals
  4. Post-transition metals
  5. Metalloids
  6. Nonmetals
  7. Halogens
  8. Noble gases
  9. Lanthanides
  10. Actinides

A few cards from the deck

  • Which family does lithium (Li) belong to?

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    An alkali metal

    Period 2, group 1.

  • Which family does beryllium (Be) belong to?

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    An alkaline earth metal

    Period 2, group 2.

  • Which family does scandium (Sc) belong to?

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    A transition metal

    Period 4, group 3.

  • Which family does aluminium (Al) belong to?

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    A post-transition metal

    Period 3, group 13.

  • Which family does boron (B) belong to?

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    A metalloid

    Period 2, group 13.

  • Which family does hydrogen (H) belong to?

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    A nonmetal

    Period 1, group 1.