Multiple Choice
Which term is used to refer to a column on the periodic table?
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Periodic Table: Group Names
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Which term is used to describe a column on the modern periodic table?
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Block
B
Period
C
Family
D
Group
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Understand the structure of the modern periodic table, which is organized into rows and columns.
Recognize that the rows running horizontally are called 'Periods'.
Know that the columns running vertically are called 'Groups' or sometimes 'Families'.
Identify that 'Block' refers to sections of the periodic table based on electron subshells (s, p, d, f blocks), not columns.
Conclude that the correct term for a column on the modern periodic table is 'Group'.
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