Table of Contents

Intro............................................................... 3

Families.......................................................... 4

Properties...................................................... 5-7

Conclusion......................................................8

References......................................................9

                                Introduction

      This book will teach you about the  families and properties of elements on the periodic table. A family on the periodic table is also known as a 'group' which will identify the type of element you are looking at (eg. solids, liquids and gases).

                       Families

        The most common families on the periodic table are: I) metals,) II)nonmetals, III) metalloids.

More in-depth families are further divided as: a) alkali metals, b) alkaline earth metals, c) transition metals, d) halogen gases, and e) noble gases. These were just a few of the many families on periodic table.

                               Properties

I) A metal can be characterized as:

A) typically hard, opaque, shiny

B) good electrical and thermal conductivity

C) malleable (can be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking,as well as fusible and ductile.