12 Element Families

Identify the Family the Element Belongs to.

Alkali Metals – Column 1A, very reactive

Alkaline Earth Metals – Column 2A, quite reactive, most stable than 1A

Transition Metals – B columns (sunken D block), stable metals

Lanthanide Metals – First row of F block, rare Earth metals

Actinide Metals – Second row of F block, rare, reactive Earth metals

Halogens – Column 7A, reactive elements

Noble Gases – Column 8A, nonreactive elements

1. Strontium
2. Lithium
3. Chlorine
4. Radon
5. Plutonium
6. Zinc
7. Samarium
8. Xenon
9. Yttrium
10. Californium
11. Helium
12. Sodium