Multiple Choice
Which of the following elements would be chemically similar to calcium (Ca)?
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Periodic Table: Group Names
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Which term is used to describe the vertical columns on the periodic table?
A
Periods
B
Families
C
Blocks
D
Groups
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Understand the structure of the periodic table: it is organized into rows and columns.
Identify that the horizontal rows in the periodic table are called 'Periods'.
Recognize that the vertical columns in the periodic table are called 'Groups' or sometimes 'Families'.
Note that 'Blocks' refer to sections of the periodic table based on electron configurations (s, p, d, f blocks), not columns.
Therefore, the term used to describe the vertical columns on the periodic table is 'Groups'.
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