Group (periodic Table) - Groups

Groups

The periodic table groups are as follows:

New IUPAC numbering Old IUPAC (European) CAS (American) Name
Group 1 IA IA the alkali metals or lithium family
Group 2 IIA IIA the alkaline earth metals or beryllium family
Group 3 IIIA IIIB the scandium family (consisting of the rare earth elements plus the actinides)
Group 4 IVA IVB the titanium family
Group 5 VA VB the vanadium family
Group 6 VIA VIB the chromium family
Group 7 VIIA VIIB the manganese family
Group 8 VIII VIIIB the iron family
Group 9 VIII VIIIB the cobalt family
Group 10 VIII VIIIB the nickel family
Group 11 IB IB the coinage metals (not an IUPAC-recommended name) or copper family
Group 12 IIB IIB the zinc family
Group 13 IIIB IIIA the triels, boron group or boron family
Group 14 IVB IVA the tetrels, carbon group or carbon family
Group 15 VB VA the pnictogens or nitrogen family
Group 16 VIB VIA the chalcogens or oxygen family
Group 17 VIIB VIIA the halogens or fluorine family
Group 18 Group 0 VIIIA the noble gases or helium family or neon family

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